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from Gov. Baxter, as colonel in the Brooks-Baxtar Lloyd Y. Jackson, a brother of Frank Jackson,

War. I n the fall of 1874 he was again elected as whose sketch immediately precedes this, has been

alderman ot the city of Pine Blnff, to which poai- a school-teacher in Jefferson County for a number

tion he has been continuoudy elected to this date. of years. He was born in South Curolina Novem-

I n 1882 he was elected to his present ofiice of cir- ber 17, 1858, being a son of Marshall and Hattie

cuit clerk, having been three times eleoted to that Jackson, of the same State. The father was born

office since. He was elected as a delegate to the in 1829, and the mother in 1837, and in 1858 they

National Convention in 1880, 1884 and 1888, and came to Arkansas, bringing with them our subject,

was one of the "Old Cfuard%" of the 306 that who was then a child. Lloyd Y. received his edn-

stood by &ant, and also the vice-president for antion in the private schools, and in 1882 began

the State of Arkansas, in the National Convention business for himself, and the same year married

of 1888. He makes a good officer and dischargea Miss Sarah P. Strong. He is now the owner of

the duties of his position in an able and efficient twenty acres of valuable land devoted to corn and

manner. He received the oancus vote of the Re- ootton. He is a public-spirited man, a Republican

publican members of the legialatwe of 1887, for in polities, and a member of the Baptist Church,

United States senator, from the State of Arkansas, as is his wife. During his school days Mr. Jack-

and is the present chairman of the Republican son was always a hard student, never leaving his

County central committee of Jefferson County. studies for food or play until lessons were learned.

During slave times he had as a master John Havis. Most of the time he had to work for his board and

Mr. Havis ia a member of the &sonic fraternity, tuition, for in those days his father was financially

the G. U. 0. 0. F. Lodge and United Brothers p d in paying for his farm of 260 aares.

of Friendship. He owns about 2,000 acres of When at school Lloyd was considered one of the

land and ia quite wealthy. brightest scholars, and at the close of the term in

Frank Jackson, well known in this seotion of 1875 received the higheat reward of merit over

Icountry, and especially in Jefferson County, where 250 pupils. I t was left to the entire number to

he resides, is a native of South Carolina, having decide who was the moat worthy of this honor, hut
been born in Abbeville September 13, 1863. He the reward was nnanimonsly voted to him. He

has been a public servant in Jefferson County for c o m m e n d teaching in 1876 at the age of eight-

some p a r s , having given eight years oi his time een, at a salary of $100 per month, and has since

a3 magistrate and five years as school director, and had encouraging success, the secret of which lies

is one of the leaders in Republican politics. I n in the close attention and hard study which have

1858 Mr. Jackson came to Arkansas with hie par- characterized his efforts. He was considered in

ents, Marshall and Hattie Jackmu, natives of youth the moat fluent of any in achool on declama-

South Carolina, who settled in Jefferson County. tions, and upon the building of the city high

He received his education in private schools, and school of Pine Bluff in 1872 declaimed in a manner

at the age of twenty-one married Miss Clara Perry, whioh startled many of the prolninent men of the

a native of Perry County, Ark., by whom he is the town, who predicted a great future for him. He

father of three children: Ella (aged seventeen), chose the vooation as h h e r , believing that the

Havis (aged fifteen) and Hallie. Mr. Jackson best use to which he might put his education was

owns sixty acres of valuable laud, which is now in helping emancipated people by teaching and

planted to corn and cotton. He belongs to ~everal setting a guod example for them. He has been bis

societies, the principal one being B. & 0.A. S., of church's choice every year for seven consecutive

I Pine Bluff, Ark. He and his wife are members of years as delegate to the Arkamas Baptist State
the Baptist Church. For six years he has fol- Convention.
*J -I lowed the vooation of a school-teacher, and has Wiley Jonis, Pine Bluff, Ark. I t is not often
become a prominent citizen. that the biographer of to-day, in referring to the [+

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