| Authorised form of name | Jackson; William Lawies (1840 - 1917); 1st Baron Allerton |
| Dates | 1840 - 1917 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Otley, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 16 February 1840 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 04/04/1917 |
| Activity | Career:
Took over his father's business; entered Leeds Borough Council (1869); MP for Leeds (1880-1885); MP for North Division of Leeds (1885-1902); Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1885-1886 and 1886-1891); Privy Councillor (1890); Chief Secretary for Ireland (1891-1892); Lord Mayor (1895); Chairman, Great Northern Railway (18995-1908)
Honours:
Baron 1902
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/02/1891 |
| Relationships | Son of William Jackson, leather merchant and tanner of Leeds; married (10 October 1860) Grace, daughter of George Tempest of Otley |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 31 August 1899 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/104463849 |
| Royal Society code | NA1430 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1891/01 | Jackson, William Lawies, 1st Baron Allerton: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/5/53 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 28 February 1891 |
| MC/15/144 | Letter from [William Lawies] Jackson, 27 Cadogan Sqaure, to the Royal Society | 7 February 1891 |
| MC/15 | Volume 15 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1889-1892 |