Joseph Jackson (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Joseph Jackson | |
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| Minister for Local Government | |
| In office 18 June 1932 – 14 February 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Bruxner |
| Succeeded by | Eric Spooner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1874 |
| Died | 23 August 1961 (aged 86) Sydney |
| Party | Nationalist Party of Australia, United Australia Party, Independent , Liberal Party |
Joseph Jackson OBE (26 November 1874 – 23 August 1961) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1922 until 1956. He was variously a Nationalist, United Australia Party, Independent and Liberal member of parliament .
Jackson was born in Wellington, New South Wales and educated to elementary level in rural state schools. His father was an alluvial gold prospector and Jackson worked in rural occupations until he founded a substantial retail business at the Peak Hill gold rush after 1889. He moved to Sydney in 1904 and established a chain of retail stores. Jackson purchased Faulconbridge, the home of Sir Henry Parkes and donated a large tract of land (Jackson Park) to form a Prime Ministers' Corridor of Oaks. Jackson was a noted collector of Australiana. He was awarded an OBE in 1957. Jackson was an alderman on Sydney City Council in 1918 – 1922, 1924–1927 and 1930–1935. He was the Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1931 representing the Civic Reform Association.
