John Alexander Jackson b. c.1809

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and public servant, was born in Scotland and came to Sydney, Australia in 1825 to be employed as a Government draughtsman. He moved between Australia and England often, and exhibited in the Exhibition of Colonial Artists at Adelaide in 1847.
Name
John Alexander Jackson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • Colonial Secretary (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Colonial Treasurer (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 5412)
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
Birth date
c.1809
Birth place
Scotland, UK
Death date
25 May 1885
Death place
Ealing, London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1825 - c.1847
Arrival
  • 1825 (Sydney, NSW)
Residence
  • c.1885- Ealing, London, England, UK
  • c.1853 - c.1872 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.March 1847 - c.1853 London, England, UK
  • 1846 Sydney, NSW
  • 1843 - 1846 England, UK
  • 1839 - 1843 Adelaide, SA
  • 1831 - 1839 Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • c.1809 - c.1825 Scotland, UK
  • 1825 - 1831 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870