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JACKSON, DONALD ALPHONSE (1888-1942)

JACKSON, DONALD ALPHONSE, professional engineer and college teacher; b. Montreal, 1888, s/o Edward Jackson; d. Chatham, 13 Jun 1942.

Donald A. Jackson was a graduate of McGill University (BScE 1910) and an employee of the Canadian General Electric Co. in Montreal. In 1914 he came to the Miramichi with the Universal Radio Syndicate Ltd, which erected the Wireless Station at Newcastle as a link in an intercontinental communications network. He managed the station during the war years, when it was under the control of the Canadian government.

In 1915 the Newcastle Town Council engaged Jackson on contract to study the town's electrical needs. In his report he proposed the introduction of all-day electric service as opposed to the "evening lighting only" which was in effect at that time. He left the Wireless Station in 1919, and in 1920 became superintendent of the Chatham light and water plants. He resigned and took a job in Montreal in 1923, but he returned the following year and joined the instructional staff of St Thomas College. His name was listed in the 1927-28 college calendar for mathematics, science, and commercial subjects. In 1929 he was engineer for the town of Chatham. A few years later he received an appointment with the provincial Public Works Department at Bathurst as assistant engineer for Gloucester and Northumberland counties.

Jackson was active in the Knights of Columbus and other Catholic church organizations. He was an excellent public speaker and a talented musical entertainer. He was visiting in Chatham when his death occurred.

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[b/d] official death records / Advocate 1 Dec 1915, 23 Sep 1919; Leader 6 Aug 1920, 19 Jun 1942, 11 Jan 1973; Telegraph 15 Jun 1942


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