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[[newspaper clipping]] 92 L THE NEW YORK TIMES, H. N. JACKSON DIES; PIONEER AUTOIST Crosses Nation in a Winton in 1903 - Early Officer of American Legion Special to The New York Times. BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 15- Col. H. Nelson Jackson, retired banker, newspaper publisher and radio station owner, and a founder of the American Legion in Vermont, died last night in the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital. His age was 82. In the summer of 1903 he was credited with having completed the first transcontinental tour by automobile, from San Francisco to New York. A medical officer in World War I, Colonel Jackson became active in the American Legion and served as a National Vice Commander in 1921 and 1922. Later he became publisher of The Burlington Daily News and owner of radio station WCAX here. After selling his interests in 1939, Colonel Jackson joined the Burlington Trust Company. He served as vice president and president, retiring a few years ago when it was merged with the Howard National Bank and Trust Company. Colonel Jackson was born in Toronto and attended the Collegiate Institute in Kingston, Ont. Trip Took 64 Days Accompanied on his cross-country venture by a chauffeur and companion, Sewell H. Crocker, the young physician left San Francisco on May 23, 1903, and arrived in New York on July 26 in a Winton automobile he had purchased for $2,500, plus a bonus of $500 for immediate delivery. Selection the northern route in order to avoid crossing the desert, Colonel Jackson experienced his greatest difficulties in crossing the Sierras into Boise, Idaho. The remainder of his route carried him through Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyo., thence through Omaha, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany to New York. Colonel Jackson estimated his expenses at $8,000 and complained that he has lost twenty pounds as a result of his pioneering effort. Although he never practiced medicine, he volunteered for medical service in World War I with the Seventy-ninth Infantry Division and attained the rank of major. He served overseas with an advanced field hospital and was wounded twice while serving in the front lines. After the war Colonel Jackson became active in the formation of the American Legion, and in June, 1922 as National Vice Commander, he represented the organization at the convention of the British Legion in London. Two years later he was named a member of a permanent commission of the Legion to deal with questions of foreign relations. During the next five years in this capacity Colonel Jackson attended the conventions of the Interallied Veterans Federation at Warsaw in 1926 and in Belgrade three years later. In December, 1938, he was made commander of the Equestrian Order of the Crown of Italy for his accomplishments in behalf of the world-wide veterans' organizations. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Jackson Kolk, and three grandchildren. [[image - Col. H. Nelson Jackson seated on his Winton during a stop in Chicago on first transcontinental automobile tour in 1903. His assistant, Sewell H. Crocker, is behind the wheel.]] [[/newspaper clipping]]
