Amos H. Jackson

Amos Henry Jackson (May 10, 1846 - August 30, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born near Franklin, New York, Jackson moved with his parents to Gibson, New York, in 1854 and to a farm near Corning, New York, in 1862.He attended the common schools.He moved to Ohio in 1866.He was employed as a carpenter for several years and then engaged in selling notions from a wagon.He settled in Fremont, Ohio, in 1882 and engaged in the retail dry goods and shoe business and later engaged in manufactures.He served as mayor of Fremont 1897-1901.

Jackson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1905).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904.He resumed manufacturing interests in Fremont, Ohio, until 1922 when he retired.He died in Fremont, Ohio, on August 30, 1924.He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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