| Fred S. Jackson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | James Monroe Miller |
| Succeeded by | Dudley Doolittle |
| 21st Kansas 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 Stanton, Kansas |
| Died | November 21, 1931(1931-11-21) (aged 63) Topeka, Kansas |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
Fred Schuyler Jackson (April 19, 1868 – November 21, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1911 to 1913.
Biography
Born in Stanton, Kansas, Jackson moved to Greenwood 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 the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1892. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Eureka, Kansas.
Early career
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.
Congress
Jackson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.
Later career
He resumed the practice of law in Eureka and Topeka, Kansas. He moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1915, having been appointed attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Kansas and served until 1924. He resumed the practice of law in Topeka, Kansas.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising in Greenwood, Wabaunsee, and Jefferson Counties.
Death and burial
He died in Topeka, Kansas on November 21, 1931. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Kansas.
References
- United States Congress. "Fred S. Jackson (id: J000011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded byChiles Crittendon Coleman | Attorney General of Kansas 1907–1911 |
Succeeded byJohn Shaw Dawson |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byJames M. Miller | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
Succeeded byDudley Doolittle |
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- 1868 births
- 1931 deaths
- Kansas attorneys general
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
- People from Miami County, Kansas
- People from Eureka, Kansas
- Politicians from Topeka, Kansas
- 20th-century Kansas politicians
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives