James Jackson was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....

 from 1920-1924.

Jackson, a former banker and the New England Chairman of the Red Cross

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...

, announced his candidacy for State Treasurer on August 30, 1920. Jackson was appointed Treasurer and Receiver-General on September 8, 1920 following the resignation of Fred J. Burrell

Fred J. Burrell

Fred Jefferson Burrell was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from January 21, 1920–September 3, 1920.- 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention :In 1916 the Massachusetts...

.

Jackson was one of the founders of the Sentinels of the Republic

Sentinels of the Republic

The Sentinels of the Republic was a national organization that opposed what it saw as federal encroachment on the rights of the States and of the individual. Politically right-wing, the group was highly active in the 1920s and 1930s, during which it worked against child labor legislation and the...

, an organization that opposed what it saw as the federal encroachment on the rights of the States and of the individual.

Instead of seeking reelection in 1924, Jackson ran for Governor of Massachusetts

Governor of Massachusetts

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...

. He lost the Republican nomination to Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...

. Alvan T. Fuller

Alvan T. Fuller

Alvan Tufts Fuller was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He became one of the wealthiest men in America, with an automobile dealership which in 1920 was recognized as "the world's most successful auto dealership." He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of...

.

After his political career, Jackson worked as an arbitrator

Arbitral tribunal

An arbitral tribunal is a panel of one or more adjudicators which is convened and sits to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration. The tribunal may consist of a sole arbitrator, or there may be two or more arbitrators, which might include either a chairman or an umpire...

 and a private trustee

Private trustee

In the United States a Private Trustee is a position set up through a Trust Indenture. It is a private agreement, between the Settlor of a Trust and the Trustee....

.