Sir Henry Moore Jackson R.A. GCMG

Order of St Michael and St George

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 (1849 - 29 August 1908) was born in Grenada

Grenada

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 to the Anglican

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 Bishop of Antigua

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 and of the Leeward Islands

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. He received his education in England

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 at Clifton College

Clifton College

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 and the Royal Military Academy. After his education, Jackson went into the military, serving for the Royal Artillery

Royal Artillery

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 from 1870 to 1885, reaching the rank of captain. In 1880 while still in the Royal Artillery he was also appointed commandant of the Sierra Leone police.

It was after his military service that he became involved in the rule of British colonies

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. Starting with his appointment as commissioner for Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

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 from 1885 to 1890 and later Colonial Secretary of the Bahama Islands from 1890 to 1893. His next appointment came in 1894 when he was appointed as Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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 from 1894 to 1901. Here his education in science proved useful in implementing a plan to construct a new harbour. In 1901 he was appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands, but switched to Governor of Fiji

Governor of Fiji

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 and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific in late 1902. He is credited as having promoted the idea of British rule to the natives of Fiji

Fiji

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. The last position he held was Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, which he held until his death on 29 August 1908.

Jackson received several honours, including: Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1899, member of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Order of St. Gregory the Great

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 in 1904, and the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George in 1892.

Family

Captain Henry Moore Jackson

Henry Moore Jackson

Sir Henry Moore Jackson R.A. GCMG was born in Grenada to the Anglican Bishop of Antigua and of the Leeward Islands. He received his education in England at Clifton College and the Royal Military Academy. After his education, Jackson went into the military, serving for the Royal Artillery from 1870...

 R.A., married Emily Shea, daughter of the Hon. Sir Edward Dalton Shea

Edward Dalton Shea

Hon. Sir Edward Dalton Shea K.C.M.G., was a journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1865 as a Liberal and then Conservative member.He was born in St. John's, the son of Henry Shea, an Irish-born...

in 1881.