Draft:William S. Jackson (judge)

William Sharpless Jackson (March 22, 1889 – July 8, 1981) was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1942 to 1953.

"Born in Colorado Springs, he graduated in 1906 with the first class at Cutler Academy, then located on the Colorado College campus. He attended Colorado College during 1906-1907 and played on the school’s state championship baseball team in 1906. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1911. He did graduate work at Harvard College and graduated cum laude from Denver University Law School in 1915."

William "Billy" S. Jackson Jr. received a B.A. from Harvard in 1911 and a law degree from The University of Denver in 1915. He was a lawyer in Colorado Springs at Bierbauer and Jackson, and served as director of the First National Bank of Colorado Springs from 1932 - 1942. In 1942 he was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court, and he served as Chief Justice of the Court from 1951 - 1953.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34861772/william-sharpless-jackson [better source needed]

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Category:1889 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court

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