Ralph Ward Jackson (7 June 1806, Normanby – 6 August 1880, London)Boase, F., ''Modern English biography'', 6 vols, 1892-1921 was a British railway promoter, entrepreneur and politician. He founded

West Hartlepool West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland. The former town was originally formed ...

, England in the 19th century.

Life

Son of William and Susanna Louisa Ward-Jackson, a

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, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the first the

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for

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, but was defeated at the 1874 general election. Ward Jackson Park, which is located on the westerly end of Elwick Road in

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is named in his memory. Statue of Ralph Ward Jackson

Family

Jackson married in 1829 Susanna Swainson, daughter of the industrialist

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. They had one son.

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Ralph Ward Jackson
1806 births 1880 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 People from Hartlepool {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub