David Hamilton Jackson – born 1884, died 1946.
1884 | David Hamilton Jackson born 28 September in St. Croix |
1885 | David Hamilton Jackson christened 8 March in the Moravian Church in Friedensthal |
1893 | The Jackson family moved to Christiansted |
1890’erne | The Jackson family bought a house at 8 B Nørregade in Christiansted |
1902 | On 18 November David Hamilton Jackson was a signatory to the petition from the Native Insular Convention to the Danish parliament for better conditions for the population |
1904 | David Hamilton Jackson worked as a clerk at Barren Spot Station |
C. 1908 | David Hamilton Jackson taught at the public school in Frederiksted |
1911 | David Hamilton Jackson lived at 62 Prinsensgade in Frederiksted |
1911-1912 | David Hamilton Jackson taught at Peter’s Rest School |
1914 | David Hamilton Jackson worked as a clerk at a business in Christiansted |
1914 | David Hamilton Jackson commenced his activity as a writer |
1915 | On 8 January David Hamilton Jackson published his first criticism of conditions on the three Danish West Indian islands in the West End News |
1915 | David Hamilton Jackson visited Denmark between 13 May and 22 July |
1915 | On 1 November David Hamilton Jackson published the first issue of the newspaper The Herald |
1915 | In November David Hamilton Jackson established the St. Croix Labour Union |
1916 | On 24 January David Hamilton Jackson called a general strike on St. Croix |
1916 | David Hamilton Jackson and the Labour Union entered an agreement with the Planters’ Society and the strike ended on 26 February |
1916 | On 12 August David Hamilton Jackson married Theolinda Joseph from St. Croix |
1916 | In The Herald of 12 August, David Hamilton Jackson threatened rebellion if the sale of the colony to the USA was not implemented |
1916 | On 31 December David Hamilton Jackson resigned as president of the Labour Union |
1917-1921 | David Hamilton Jackson studied law at Howard University in Washington DC |
1922 | David Hamilton Jackson reinstated as president of the Labour Union |
1923-1927 | David Hamilton Jackson was a member of the Colonial Council of St. Croix |
1931-1941 | David Hamilton Jackson was a judge of the Municipal Court in Christiansted |
1941 | David Hamilton Jackson became a member of the Municipal Council of St. Croix |
1941 | David Hamilton Jackson resigned from the office of judge |
1946 | David Hamilton Jackson died 30 May |