Evening journal., 1915-04-06
WILLIAM II. JACKSON.

r,oRMER REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM H. JACK
SON. Of Salisbury, Md, of the promi-
nont and useful men the Demarva Peninsula, ia
dead He was a who esteemed by all wh6
knew him for his splendid social business and political
character. The high favor in which he held by
the people in his home district is shown by the fact
that for three terms they elected him to represent
them Congress and afterward elected his son. Will
liam B Jackson, to represent them in the United
estates Senate.
William H. jackson originally was a Democrat The
fallacy Of the Democratic tariff policy brought
home to him during the Cleveland administration and
he became Republican. Following his conversion he
became very active in political affairs and had strong
following in Maryland particularly the Eastern
shore. He at one time member Of tho Republ
can National Committee. and succeeded in that
capacity by his
William II. Jackson born Salisbury Oc-
tobor IS. 1899. Following common school cdu-
cation, he engaged in farming Abandoning that
pursuit he moved TO Salisbury and ultimately en-
gagged IN the lumber business in 1864 Although handi
capped for capital he and his brother former Governor
e. e. Jackson partner. built up big business and
amassed large fortunes. Their operations extended
throughout the lower Peninsula and also down into
the Ceronas.
II was not until 1883 that william H. Jackson, left
the Democratic party the tariff issue Heretofore
he had been active in Democratic politics with his
brother. The Republicans we'll pleased to have
such an acquisition ana soon made nun tholr leader
on the Eastern Shore His brother remained
ardent and active Democrat
william II. Jacksons first plunge into politics was
when he took the nomination for the State Senate
against Marion V. Brewington, Democrat in 1S99 and
lost The fight The following year he nominated
for Congress and won the election receiving 1874
votes against 1911 for John p Moore Democrat and
1915 for G. A. Cox. Prohibitionist. His victory over
James f. Ellegood occurred two years later.
In 1904 he again candidate but was defeated
by Thomas A. Smith of Caroline, the Democratic can
didate
In III, succeeding contest he defeated Mr. Smith and
was returned to the Sixtieth Congress
Mr. jackson candidate the last time in 1908,
but was defeated by J. Harry Covngton.
Although he and his brother, the late Governor,
differed widely in politics, they always maintained a
warm brotherly attachment II looked at time as
the two brothers would be ptted against each other
in Congressional fight The Democratic Convention
his doclinaton Of the nomination which prevented this
fraterna struggle in that campaign.
Many thousands OF dollars given by the Jack
sons to public and private charities. The former
Governor built Southern Methodist Church in Sails
bury that cost $4,000 while the former Congressman
gave to the town the $4,000 Jackson Hospital one OF
the institutions of the kind the Peninsula Bot
men were strong local option advocates
In political fights William H. jackson identified
closely with Congressman Sydney H. Mudd. They
we're close personal and political friends They formed
for years an exceedingly potential political combina
ton that made its impress upon both State and Ia
tonal politics