Thomas Horatio Jackson

Thomas Horatio Jackson (1879–1935) was a Nigerian newspaper editor and publisher, who has been called a "veritable titan of the Lagos Press".^[1] Jackson's career, like that of his father John Payne Jackson, has been said to "exemplify the militant and crusading zeal of the pioneer journalists" in Nigeria.^[2]

Life

After his father died in 1915 Jackson became editor of the Lagos Weekly Record.^[3] In 1923 he was involved in the founding of the Nigerian National Democratic Party.^[4]

In 1925 Jackson was imprisoned for an article arguing that the Supreme Court judges were nothing more than tools of the executive.^[5]

References

1. Davidson, Basil (1978). Africa in modern history: the search for a new society. Allen Lane. p. 171. ISBN 9780713908749. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
2. Olatunji Dare; Adidi Uyo (1996). Journalism in Nigeria: issues and perspectives. Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council. p. 4. ISBN 9789783396005. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
3. Fred I. A. Omu (1978). Press and politics in Nigeria, 1880-1937. Longman. p. 36. ISBN 9780582646476. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
4. Richard L. Sklar (2004). Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Africa World Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-59221-209-5. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
5. Thomas Horatio Jackson, "The dangers of the judicial system in Nigeria", Lagos Weekly Record, 16 September 1925. See Ifedayo Daramola (2006). History and development of mass media in Nigeria. Rothan Press Ltd. p. 54. ISBN 978-978-32780-6-6. Retrieved 8 November 2012.