Henry Moore Jackson
Sir Henry Moore Jackson GCMG (
1849 -29 August 1908 ) was born inGrenada to the Anglican Bishop of theLeeward Islands . He received his education inEngland atClifton College and theRoyal Military Academy . After his education, Jackson went into the military, serving for theRoyal Artillery from 1870 to 1885, reaching the rank of captain. In 1880 while still in the Royal Artillery he was also appointed commandant of the Sierra Leone police.It was after his military service that he became involved in the rule of British colonies. Starting with his appointment as commissioner for
Turks and Caicos Islands from 1885 to 1890 and later Colonial Secretary of the Bahama Islands from 1890 to 1893. His next appointment came in 1894 when he was appointed as Colonial Secretary ofGibraltar from 1894 to 1901. Here his education in science proved useful in implementing a plan to construct a new harbour. In 1901 he was appointedGovernor of the Leeward Islands , but switched toGovernor of Fiji andHigh Commissioner of the Western Pacific in late 1902. He is credited as having promoted the idea of British rule to the natives ofFiji . The last position he held wasGovernor of Trinidad and Tobago , which he held until his death on29 August 1908 .Jackson received several honours, including: Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1899, member of the
Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1904, and the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George."This article contains content from [http://www.hierarchypedia.com HierarchyPedia] article [http://www.hierarchypedia.com/wiki/index.php/Henry_Moore_Jackson Henry Moore Jackson] , used here under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] ."
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