Judge Grant Jackson

Abstract

Judge Grant Jackson died in Los Angeles very suddenly on the 2d day of April, 1925. He was born in Sebastapol, Sonoma County, in this State, June 13, 1869. His father was Major William Jackson, a Civil War veteran, and his mother's maiden name was Mary C. Francis. His family was among those who made up the pioneer colony of Lompoc and he spent his boyhood days at Lompoc, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, He studied law with W. C. Stratton a prominent attorney of Santa Barbara and was admitted to practice when he was 21 years of age. For ten years he remained in Santa Barbara, and during the past twenty-three years he was an active member of the bar of Los Angeles County. He was Judge of the Superior Court of that county from 1913 to 1920. During the past five years he was en gaged in many important cases in the southern part of the State. The migrations of his family brought him in touch with many of the interesting figures in the history of this State, and in childhood he became inspired with a zeal for everything relating to the history of California. He was particularly active in searching for materials and managed to unearth a great many documents of interest. His collec tion was left by him to the Southwest Museum. During his lifetime he was very liberal in permitting publication of material in his possession. The one subject to which he lent his unstinting aid was the unity of the State of California. This was practically the only subject of histor ical nature upon which he left any written material. He was liberal in his lending of material to the California Historical Society for its pub lications and exhibitions.