Robert Jackson (Ipswich MP)
British politician
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Robert Frederick Jackson (28 May 1880 – 28 January 1951)[1] was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the first Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1923 to 1924.
28 May 1880
Robert Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
| In office 6 December 1923 – 29 October 1924 | |
| Preceded by | John Ganzoni |
| Succeeded by | John Ganzoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Frederick Jackson 28 May 1880 |
| Died | 28 January 1951 (aged 70) |
| Party | Labour |
Jackson contested the Ipswich seat at the 1922 general election, significantly increasing the Labour vote, but failing to unseat the sitting Conservative MP, John Ganzoni.[2] At the 1923 general election, he won the seat, with a majority of only 1.4% of the votes. However, Ganzoni retook the seat in 1924 with a 10.8% majority, and although Jackson stood again in 1929, 1931 and 1935, he was never re-elected to the House of Commons.[2]
Jackson was one of 64 MPs who sat only in the January–October 1924 Parliament.
Jackson also served as a Labour councillor on Ipswich Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Ipswich in 1933/34 and 1940/41.
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