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==Political career==
==Political career==
By 1884, Jackson was selected as a petit juror in San Angelo, at a time when blacks in most of the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] were being disfranchised and thus disqualified from jury service. In 1885, the white-controlled school system appointed Jackson as a trustee of the black public school; the system was [[Segregation|segregated]]. He purchased ranch land at a bargain some thirty-five miles west of San Angelo and leased out his holdings.<ref name=gjackson/>
By 1884, Jackson was selected as a petit juror in San Angelo, at a time when blacks in most of the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] were being disfranchised and thus disqualified from jury service. In 1885, the white-controlled school system appointed Jackson as a trustee of the black public school; the system was [[Segregation|segregated]]. He purchased ranch land at a bargain some thirty-five miles west of San Angelo and leased out his holdings.<ref name=gjackson/>
Active politically, Jackson in 1894 was chosen to address the Republican State Convention in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He assailed the lowering of the [[tariff]]known as Wilson-Gorman in the [[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland]] administration. Jackson called for higher tariffs to protect West Texas sheep and goat ranchers.<ref name=gjackson/>
Active politically, Jackson in 1894 was chosen to address the Republican State Convention in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He assailed the lowering of the [[tariff]]known as Wilson-Gorman in the [[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland]] administration. Jackson called for higher tariffs to protect West Texas sheep and goat ranchers.<ref name=gjackson/>
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=gjackson/>
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=gjackson/>