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'''George B. Jackson''' (1850 &ndash; November 25, 1900), was a former [[slavery|slave]] who became a "Buffalo soldier" in the [[United States Army]] rom 1869 to 1875 in [[Texas]].  He became a [[business]]man, landowner, [[sheep]] rancher], and [[politician]] in [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]], Texas. One of the founders in the 1890s of the [[Republican Party]] in San Angelo, he was widely believed to have been the wealthiest [[African American]] in the state during the second half of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/feb/12/local_briefs/?print=1|title=San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society Meeting Gets Rescheduled|publisher=gosanangelo.com|date=February 12, 2011|accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref>​

'''George B. Jackson''' (1850 &ndash; November 25, 1900), was a former [[slavery|slave]] who became a "Buffalo soldier" in the [[United States Army]] rom 1869 to 1875 in [[Texas]].  He became a [[business]]man, landowner, [[sheep]] rancher], and [[politician]] in [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]], Texas. One of the founders in the 1890s of the [[Republican Party]] in San Angelo, he was widely believed to have been the wealthiest [[African American]] in the state during the second half of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/feb/12/local_briefs/?print=1|title=San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society Meeting Gets Rescheduled|publisher=gosanangelo.com|date=February 12, 2011|accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref>

In 1894, Jackson was chosen to address the Republican state convention, and in 1897, he was appointed by President [[William McKinley]] as customs inspector in Presidio in southwestern Texas.​<ref name=jackson/>

==Background==​

==Background==

Jackson was born into [[slavery]] on a plantation in Brunswick County in southwestern [[Virginia]]. He was of mixed race and may have been sired by his white master. He was emancipated at the age of fifteen under the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].​

Jackson was born into [[slavery]] on a plantation in Brunswick County in southwestern [[Virginia]]. He was of mixed race and may have been sired by his white master. He was emancipated at the age of fifteen under the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name=Jackson/>​

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He started a Republican organization in San Angelo, together with six whites and one [[Hispanic]] man.<ref name=jackson/> In 1894, the Republican candidate, George H. Noonan of San Antonio, was elected as [[U.S. Representative]] from the district that included Tom Green County. A native of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], Noonan was the first Texas Republican elected to Congress after the end of [[Reconstruction]]. He served one term and was unseated in the [[general election]] of 1896 , when Democrats cemented their political power in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000131|title=''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 18, 2019}}</ref> The ''San Angelo Standard'' newspaper declared the politically connected Jackson to be "the wealthiest colored man in Texas."<ref name=jackson/>​

He started a Republican organization in San Angelo, together with six whites and one [[Hispanic]] man.<ref name=jackson/> In 1894, the Republican candidate, George H. Noonan of San Antonio, was elected as [[U.S. Representative]] from the district that included Tom Green County. A native of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], Noonan was the first Texas Republican elected to Congress after the end of [[Reconstruction]]. He served one term and was unseated in the [[general election]] of 1896 , when Democrats cemented their political power in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000131|title=''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 18, 2019}}</ref> The ''San Angelo Standard'' newspaper declared the politically connected Jackson to be "the wealthiest colored man in Texas."<ref name=jackson/>​

 

In 1897, Jackson traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], to attend the presidential inauguration of William McKinley. The new administration appointed Jackson as customs inspector in Presidio, a small community on the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border west of what is now [[Big Bend National Park]]. Jackson was respected for setting aside racial differences in his dealings. He developed friendships with whites and [[Democratic Party|Democrats]].<ref name=jackson/>​

In 1894, Jackson was chosen to address the Republican state convention in Austin, and in 1897, he was appointed by President [[William McKinley]] as customs inspector in Presidio in southwestern Texas.​​ In 1897, Jackson traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], to attend McKinley's first inauguration. The new administration appointed Jackson as customs inspector in Presidio, a small community on the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border west of what is now [[Big Bend National Park]]. Respected for setting aside racial differences in his dealings, Jackson developed friendships with whites and [[Democratic Party|Democrats]].<ref name=jackson/>​

==Personal life==​

==Personal life==​