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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=gjackson/> 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/>​

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=gjackson/>​

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=gjackson/>​