Ralph Ward Jackson

Son of William and Susanna Louisa Ward-Jackson, a Conservative, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the first the Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools, but was defeated at the 1874 general election.{{cite book

|last=Craig

|first=F. W. S.

|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig

|title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885

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|edition= 2nd

|year=1989

|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services

|location=Chichester

|isbn= 0-900178-26-4

|page=143

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Ward Jackson Park, which is located on the westerly end of Elwick Road in Hartlepool is named in his memory.{{cite web|url=http://www.hhtandn.org/venues/332/ward-jackson-park|title=Ward Jackson Park|publisher=Hartlepool History Then and Now|accessdate=1 March 2010 |language=}}

File:Statue of Ralph Ward Jackson.jpg

Jackson married in 1829 Susanna Swainson, daughter of the industrialist Charles Swainson. They had one son.

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• {{cite book|last=Waggott|first=Eric |title=Jackson's Town: The Story of the Creation of West Hartlepool and the Success and downfall of its founder, Ralph Ward Jackson|publisher=Printability Publishing Ltd |year=1980|isbn=0-9501306-1-3|oclc=8219630}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080506191228/http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.98 Ralph Ward Jackson]

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Category:1806 births

Category:1880 deaths

Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies

Category:UK MPs 1868–1874

Category:People from Hartlepool

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