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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Howard W. Jackson |
| Address | 5222 Springlake Way
Baltimore, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 04, 1877
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| Died | August 31, 1960
(83 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
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| Info | Howard W. Jackson was a stenographer, bookkeeper, and secretary for the F. W. McAllister Optical Company from about 1897 until 1910. In 1907 he was elected to the Baltimore City Council and served until 1909 when he was elected registrar of wills; he held that position from 1909 until 1923, serving through World War I. Later he formed the Riall-Jackson Insurance Company with his two sons, and was its vice president and treasurer; he worked at the insurance company until his death at the age of 83. He was also vice president of the W. A. Jackson Lumber Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1920s. He was secretary of the Hippodrome Company and was a director of many firms including the Commercial Bank of Baltimore, the Southern Hotel, the Guaranty Company of Maryland, Hamilton Bank and the Horn Ice Cream Company of Baltimore. He served as mayor of Baltimore for sixteen years, longer than any other mayor before him, from 1923 to 1927 and again from 1931 to 1943. He was a Democrat in politics, and was a member of the Seventh Ward Democratic Club and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Maryland in 1924 and in 1928. He was a member of the board of Franklin Square Hospital and remained so until his death. He was secretary of the Baltimore Symphony Association and was named its president in 1947. He was a member of the Masons, the Elks, the Moose, and the Merchants Club.
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