Stanley Jackson
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Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, GCSI, GCIE, PC, KStJ
(21 November 1870 – 9 March 1947), known as the Honourable Stanley Jackson during his playing career, was an English cricket
er, soldier and Conservative Party
politician.
. His father was William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton
. During Stanley's time at Harrow School
his fag
was fellow parliamentarian and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill
. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1889.
, Yorkshire
and England. He spotted the talent of Ranjitsinhji when the latter, owing to his unorthodox batting, was struggling to find a place for himself in the university side, and was responsible for Ranji's inclusion in the Cambridge First XI. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1894.
He captained England in 5 Test match
es in 1905, winning 2 and drawing 3 to retain The Ashes
.
Captaining England for the first time, he won all five tosses and topped the batting and bowling averages for both sides, with 492 runs at 70.28 and 13 wickets at 15.46. These were the last of his 20 Test matches, all played at home as he could not spare the time to tour.
He was President of the MCC
in 1921.
Jackson succeeded Lord Hawke
as President of Yorkshire CCC in 1938 after Hawke's death and held the post until his own death in 1947.
, and transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1914.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
at the By-election in February 1915, representing Howdenshire
(Yorkshire
) until resigning his seat
on 3 November 1926. He served as Financial Secretary to the War Office
1922-23. In 1927 he was appointed Governor of Bengal
and in that year was knighted with the GCIE and was made a member of the Privy Council. He was awarded the KStJ
in 1932. In 1932, he was shot at close range by a girl student named Bina Das
in the convocation hall of the University of Calcutta
, but escaped unhurt. Also, that year, he was appointed a GCSI.
Sir Stanley Jackson was saved from the attempt on his life by Lieutenant-Colonel Hassan Suhrawardy
(the first Muslim Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta). Suhrawardy was knighted by the King for his heroism. Suhrawardy was the father of Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
and the uncle of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
.
of complications following a road accident. Recalling his funeral, the Bishop of Knaresborough
remarked "As I gazed down on the rapt faces of that vast congregation, I could see how they revered him as though he were the Almighty, though, of course, infinitely stronger on the leg side."
KSTJ
KSTJ may refer to:* KFRH, a radio station licensed to Boulder City, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KSTJ from September 1998 to October 2007...
(21 November 1870 – 9 March 1947), known as the Honourable Stanley Jackson during his playing career, was an English cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, soldier and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Early life
Jackson was born in LeedsLeeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. His father was William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton
William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton
William Lawies Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton PC was a British businessman and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
. During Stanley's time at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
his fag
Fagging
Fagging was a traditional educational practice in British boarding private schools and also many other boarding schools, whereby younger pupils were required to act as personal servants to the most senior boys...
was fellow parliamentarian and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
in 1889.
Cricket career
Jackson played for Cambridge UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
and England. He spotted the talent of Ranjitsinhji when the latter, owing to his unorthodox batting, was struggling to find a place for himself in the university side, and was responsible for Ranji's inclusion in the Cambridge First XI. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1894.
He captained England in 5 Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
es in 1905, winning 2 and drawing 3 to retain The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
.
Captaining England for the first time, he won all five tosses and topped the batting and bowling averages for both sides, with 492 runs at 70.28 and 13 wickets at 15.46. These were the last of his 20 Test matches, all played at home as he could not spare the time to tour.
He was President of the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in 1921.
Jackson succeeded Lord Hawke
Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke
Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke of Towton , generally known as Lord Hawke, was an English amateur cricketer who played major roles in the sport's administration....
as President of Yorkshire CCC in 1938 after Hawke's death and held the post until his own death in 1947.
Military and political career
Jackson served in the Royal Lancaster Regiment of Militia in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
, and transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1914.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
at the By-election in February 1915, representing Howdenshire
Howdenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Howdenshire was a county constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
(Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
) until resigning his seat
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
on 3 November 1926. He served as Financial Secretary to the War Office
Financial Secretary to the War Office
Financial Secretary to the War Office was an office of the British government, the financial secretary of the War Office department.The post was combined with that of Under-Secretary of State for War from 17 April 1947....
1922-23. In 1927 he was appointed Governor of Bengal
Governor of Bengal
From 1690, a governor represented the British East India Company in Bengal, which had been granted the right to establish a trading post by the local rulers, the nawabs of Murshidabad, who were nominal vassals of the Mughal emperor in Delhi....
and in that year was knighted with the GCIE and was made a member of the Privy Council. He was awarded the KStJ
KSTJ
KSTJ may refer to:* KFRH, a radio station licensed to Boulder City, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KSTJ from September 1998 to October 2007...
in 1932. In 1932, he was shot at close range by a girl student named Bina Das
Bina Das
Bina Das was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.She was the daughter of the well knownd Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a social worker Sarala Devi....
in the convocation hall of the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
, but escaped unhurt. Also, that year, he was appointed a GCSI.
Sir Stanley Jackson was saved from the attempt on his life by Lieutenant-Colonel Hassan Suhrawardy
Hassan Suhrawardy
Lt. Col. Dr. Hassan Suhrawardy, D.Sc., M.D., D.P.H., F.R.C.S. was a noted surgeon, politician and public servant in India.-Life and family:...
(the first Muslim Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta). Suhrawardy was knighted by the King for his heroism. Suhrawardy was the father of Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah , was a prominent Pakistani female politician, diplomat and author. She was the Ambassador of Pakistan to many countries.-Family and education:...
and the uncle of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan...
.
Funeral
Jackson died in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
of complications following a road accident. Recalling his funeral, the Bishop of Knaresborough
John Bateman-Champain
John Norman Bateman-Champain was an first-class English cricketer, making five appearances for Gloucestershire, who later in life became the third Anglican Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough. Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman.-Early life and education:John Bateman-Champain was born at...
remarked "As I gazed down on the rapt faces of that vast congregation, I could see how they revered him as though he were the Almighty, though, of course, infinitely stronger on the leg side."