Ward-Jackson was born in 1869, the son of a Church of England clergyman. He received his formal education at Eton College.
Military careeredit
Ward-Jackson served in the 3rd Yorkshire Regiment from 1891, and was appointed a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars (a Yeomanry regiment) on 26 May 1897. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he volunteered for active service and was seconded to the Imperial Yeomanry on 24 February 1900,[1] where he was appointed a lieutenant in the 66th Company of the 16th Battalion.[2] The company left for South Africa in the middle of March 1900.[3] He was twice mentioned in dispatches. He relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry in late August 1901, and was granted the honorary rank of captain in the army.[4] Following his return to the United Kingdom, he was on 21 May 1902 appointed captain in the Yorkshire Hussars.[5] He resigned from the British Army in 1907 with the intention of entering the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament, but having failed to be elected after contesting Manchester South as a Unionist in 1910 General Election, he rejoined the army in 1914 on the outbreak of World War I, and served with the Yorkshire Hussars in France, and as a General Staff Officer.[6]
Political careeredit
In the 1918 General Election he was elected as a coalition Conservative candidate for the Leominster, and held the seat until the 1922 election,[6] when he transferred to the Harrow in Middlesex, where he stood as the official Conservative candidate.[7] The former Conservative Member of Parliament, Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt., ran as an Independent, defeating Ward-Jackson for the seat. During the campaign, Ward-Jackson denounced Mosley's criticisms of the actions of British forces in Ireland policing against the paramilitary activities of Republican revolutionaries, and also accused him of inciting Indian students in Cambridge University to rebel against the existence of the British Raj. Mosley sued Ward-Jackson for defamation, winning a retraction as well as his legal costs of £200.[8]
charles, ward, jackson, major, charles, lionel, atkins, ward, jackson, 1869, april, 1930, early, 20th, century, british, conservative, party, member, parliament, contents, early, life, military, career, political, career, references, external, linksearly, life. Major Charles Lionel Atkins Ward Jackson 1869 28 April 1930 was an early 20th century British Conservative Party Member of Parliament Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Political career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWard Jackson was born in 1869 the son of a Church of England clergyman He received his formal education at Eton College Military career editWard Jackson served in the 3rd Yorkshire Regiment from 1891 and was appointed a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars a Yeomanry regiment on 26 May 1897 Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899 he volunteered for active service and was seconded to the Imperial Yeomanry on 24 February 1900 1 where he was appointed a lieutenant in the 66th Company of the 16th Battalion 2 The company left for South Africa in the middle of March 1900 3 He was twice mentioned in dispatches He relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry in late August 1901 and was granted the honorary rank of captain in the army 4 Following his return to the United Kingdom he was on 21 May 1902 appointed captain in the Yorkshire Hussars 5 He resigned from the British Army in 1907 with the intention of entering the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament but having failed to be elected after contesting Manchester South as a Unionist in 1910 General Election he rejoined the army in 1914 on the outbreak of World War I and served with the Yorkshire Hussars in France and as a General Staff Officer 6 Political career editIn the 1918 General Election he was elected as a coalition Conservative candidate for the Leominster and held the seat until the 1922 election 6 when he transferred to the Harrow in Middlesex where he stood as the official Conservative candidate 7 The former Conservative Member of Parliament Sir Oswald Mosley Bt ran as an Independent defeating Ward Jackson for the seat During the campaign Ward Jackson denounced Mosley s criticisms of the actions of British forces in Ireland policing against the paramilitary activities of Republican revolutionaries and also accused him of inciting Indian students in Cambridge University to rebel against the existence of the British Raj Mosley sued Ward Jackson for defamation winning a retraction as well as his legal costs of 200 8 References edit No 27171 The London Gazette 6 March 1900 p 1528 No 27168 The London Gazette 23 February 1900 p 1256 The War Embarcation of Troops The Times No 36089 London 14 March 1900 p 7 No 27462 The London Gazette 8 August 1902 p 5098 No 27435 The London Gazette 20 May 1902 p 3326 a b Obituaries Major C L A Ward Jackson The Times 30 April 1930 O Harrow Division Personalities in the Contest The Times 8 November 1922 Nigel Jones Mosley Haus Publishing 2004 page 28 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Charles Ward JacksonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byH FitzHerbert Wright Member of Parliament for Leominster1918 1922 Succeeded bySir Ernest Shepperson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Ward Jackson amp oldid 1123247829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
