Passaic County NJ Archives Biographies.....James JACKSON, 1841 - 1903
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Author: Mary Depue Ogden, Editor  (1917)

JACKSON, James,
Financier, Man of Affairs.

  The family of James Jackson, the subject of this narrative, came originally
from Ireland, in the early part of the nineteenth century, but has become
thoroughly incorporated in the civic life of this country, giving substantial
aid to the State and city in which they settled. James Jackson, the American
progenitor of the family, was born in Sligo, Ireland, came to America, and
married Mary Caroline Burnett, of Springfield, New Jersey. He was a prominent
and influential citizen of Paterson, New Jersey, for many years, being
thoroughly interested in the industrial and financial prosperity of that city,
and assisting much in its growth in the position of president of the New Jersey
Locomotive and Machine Company, and as the controlling power and president of
the Passaic County Bank, now styled Second National Bank of Paterson.

  James Jackson, son of James and Mary Caroline (Burnett) Jackson, was born in
1841, at Paterson, New Jersey, and died March 14, 1903, in the same city. After
attending the public schools of his native city he spent two years in the State
Law School, at Poughkeepsie, New York. Finding, however, that his natural bent
was toward business rather than the law, he returned to Paterson and assisted
his father in his business affairs until the company, of which his father was
president, changed hands. After the sale of that industry he was employed for
several years in various manufacturing establishments, among them the Passaic
Rolling Mill Company and the Idaho Iron Company of Paterson, in the last named
holding the position of treasurer. Leaving that company, he found employment in
the Passaic County Bank, an institution which was practically owned by his
father, and in that place filled the positions of bookkeeper, teller and
cashier. The bank was first organized under State laws in 1852; in 1865 it
passed into the hands of Mr. Jackson's father, who became its president and
owned most of its stock until his death. After his death the capital of the bank
was increased, and by special act of Congress in 1874 the name of the
institution was changed to the Second National Bank of Paterson, with Benjamin
Buckley as president, and James Jackson as first cashier. Mr. Buckley resigned
in 188i, and Mr. Jackson succeeded him and held the office until his death.
Beside his financial interests, Mr. Jackson was president of the Gould-Mersereau
Company of New York, one of the leading upholstery and hardware houses of the
country, and was prominently identified with manufacturing and other enterprises
in Paterson. Through his wide and varied experiences in financial and commercial
affairs, he was eminently fitted for the responsible position he held so long
and ably, and it was a fact to be long remembered and commented on that while
Mr. Jackson was at the helm, the business public felt itself in perfect safety
because of his untarnished integrity and fine, discerning judgment in all
financial matters.

  In politics Mr. Jackson was a lifelong Republican. On several occasions he was
selected by the courts to take charge of estates, and his careful and
discriminating judgment proved in every instance that he was a successful
administrator. He was a member of the Hamilton Club of Paterson, the Lawyers'
Club of New York, and in his younger days belonged to the H. M. A. Association,
an athletic and boat club composed of the young men of Paterson. While it was
well known that Mr. Jackson was of a retiring and domestic temperament, few knew
what pleasure he had in the home studies which he pursued. He was particularly
fond of the sciences, devoting much attention to mathematics and astronomy. He
was well versed in literature, being thoroughly acquainted with the works of the
best authors, but his greatest delight was the Bible, and to its study he gave
much time, and was generally recognized as a Biblical student excelled by few
theologians. Mr. Jackson was averse to any display of his attainments, but the
friends who were able to draw from him his knowledge, were astonished and well
repaid by the intellectual feast he could spread to those who could appreciate
his learning.

  On April 25, 1883, in New York City, Mr. Jackson married Amelia, daughter of
Edwin Haight and Maria Louise (Hart) Mabbett, of Dutchess county. New York. The
only child of Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson is Gerald Breck.


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MEMORIAL CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY

UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF MARY DEPUE OGDEN

VOLUME III
MEMORIAL HISTORY COMPANY NEWARK,  NEW JERSEY
1917


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