Jackson, George (Died)

George Jackson, Esq., who died on Friday last at his residence in Durham was one of the pioneers of the county, was born in Hutton, Yorkshire, England, in 1809, he came to Canada in 1844 and after carrying on milling business for several years at Collingwood and Meaford, was appointed Crown Lands Agent in 1848 for Grey and Bruce, removing then to Durham. He was district councillor for Bentick [sic] and Glenelg in 1849, and first Reeve of Bentick [sic] when the Municipal Act came into operation. He retained this office for a great many years by successive re-elections, and during the peroid [sic] of such incumbency he was Warden of the County of Grey for five years, three of which were consecutive. hewas the first parliamentary representative of the County of Grey when it became and independent County and seperate [sic] electoral division. With the exception fo but two or three "breaks" he ahs represented either the County of Grey or one of the Ridings into which it has been subsequently divided ever since that time until 1883 when he was defeated by the present member for South Grey, Dr. Landerkin. The very long period during which Mr. Jackson discharged the duties of the most important representative positions, carries its own comment as to his popularity. Deceased was ill but a short time, his wife a very esteamable [sic] lady and sincere christian, died just a week previous to his demise, at the ripe age of 87 years. They had no family, and had amassed a veay [sic] considerable amount of this worlds goods. The funeral (we understand) took place on Sunday last.