Fred S. Jackson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | James Monroe Miller |
| Succeeded by | Dudley Doolittle |
| 21stKansas Attorney General | |
| In office January 14, 1907 – January 9, 1911 | |
| Governor | Edward W. Hoch Walter R. Stubbs |
| Preceded by | Chiles Crittendon Coleman |
| Succeeded by | John Shaw Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fred Schuyler Jackson (1868-04-19)April 19, 1868 |
| Died | November 21, 1931(1931-11-21) (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery,Eureka, Kansas |
| Party | Republican |
Fred Schuyler Jackson (April 19, 1868 – November 21, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. representative fromKansas from 1911 to 1913.
Born inStanton, Kansas, Jackson moved toGreenwood County, Kansas, with his parents in 1881. He attended the public schools of Miami and Greenwood Counties. He taught school in Kansas from 1885 to 1890. He was graduated in law from theUniversity of Kansas at Lawrence in 1892. He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inEureka, Kansas.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Greenwood County from 1893 to 1897. He served as assistant State attorney general in 1906 and 1907. He was state Attorney General from 1907 to 1911.
Jackson was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Eureka and Topeka, Kansas. He moved toTopeka, Kansas, in 1915, having been appointed attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Kansas and served until 1924. He resumed the practice of law inTopeka, Kansas.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising in Greenwood, Wabaunsee, and Jefferson Counties.
He died inTopeka, Kansas on November 21, 1931. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery,Eureka, Kansas.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Kansas 1907–1911 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
