LC control no. | no 95042931 |
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Personal name heading | Jackson, Oscar L. (Oscar Lawrence), 1840-1920 |
Variant(s) | Jackson, Mr. (Oscar Lawrence), 1840-1920 |
Found in | New Democratic issue- opposition to all just pensions ... 1886: t.p. (Hon. Oscar L. Jackson, of Pennsylvania) Bio. dir. Am. Con., 1961 (Jackson, Oscar Lawrence; b. Lawrence Co., Pa., Sept. 2, 1840; taught school in Hocking Co., Ohio; served in Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, and was severly wounded at the Battle of Corinth in 1862; studied law and began practice in New Castle, Pa. in 1867; district attorney, 1868-1871; member commission to codify laws and devise a plan of govt. for cities of Pa. in 1877-1878; Republican Representative to 49th-50th Congresses, 1885-1889; resumed law practice in New Castle, where he died, Feb. 16, 1920) Sale to aliens of certain mineral lands, 1888: pt. 2, p. 1 (Mr. Jackson, from the Committee on Public Lands) |