George H. Jackson (diplomat)
George H. Jackson (28 February 1863, Natick – 19??) was an American lawyer and political activist. He was appointed treasurer at the founding meeting of the Niagara Movement.[1]
He went to the Congo Free State in 1893 where he served as a medical missionary until 1895.[2]
Jackson was appointed Consul at La Rochelle, France in 1898 to 1908[3] and then Cognac from 1908 to 1914.[4]
In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.[5]
References
- ^ Bundles, A'lelia. "The Niagara Movement: A Distant Personal Connection « A'Lelia Bundles". www.aleliabundles.com. A'lelia Bundles. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Spotlight on Dr. George Henry Jackson". HistoryAtState. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1980). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 9: 1906-8. Assistant Editor, Nan E. Woodruff. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007712.
- ^ Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah (27 February 2015). "The Rugby-Loving U.S. Consul in St. Étienne". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ The Negro in Chicago; a study of race relations and a race riot. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press. 1922. Retrieved 30 June 2019.