Edward L. "Ed" Jackson (1873 - 1954) was governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from January 12, 1925 to January 14, 1929. He was born in Howard County, Indiana, the son of a millworker. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Indiana Governors Jonathan Jennings Dem. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Howard County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...

Jackson received a legal education in his home county and subsequently set up a law practice. In 1898 he entered politics and became prosecuting attorney for Henry County, and in 1902 he was appointed a circuit court judge. His work in the Indiana Capitol was interrupted by his enlistment in the army during World War I; after receiving his discharge, he returned to the state political scene. Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Circuit courts previously were United States federal courts established in each federal judicial district. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

In 1924, Jackson was elected the Republican governor of Indiana. His term in office was marked by the revelation of scandals related to the murder trial of D. C. Stephenson, the Grand Dragon (state leader) of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan (the KKK had helped get Jackson elected). Jackson himself was charged with trying to bribe former governor Warren T. McCray but was eventually acquitted because of the expiration of the statute of limitations. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... D. C. (David Curtiss) Stephenson (1891-1966) was Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, whose conviction for murder led to the end of the second wave of Klan activity. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

After his term as governor, Jackson returned to practicing law. He later moved to southern Indiana as a farmer. He was incapacitated by a stroke in 1948, and was confined to a bed until his death six years later. A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90%of strokes) or by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - approximately 10% of strokes). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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External Link

Ed Jackson biography (http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/govportraits/jackson.html)