Albert G. Jackes

Albert G. Jackes (1844 – February 8, 1888) was an early Canadian politician and medical doctor. Jackes served on the short-lived Council of Keewatin.

Early life Jackes was born in Yorkville, Canada West in 1844, the son of Franklin Jackes and his wife, Catherine. He grew up in Ontario and went to the University of Toronto. He graduated from the University of Toronto with honors in 1864. After university he moved to New York City to begin apprenticing in a medical practice with Dr. Louis Bauer. A couple years later he moved west to St. Louis to begin practicing medicine on his own. His persistent health issues flared up and he was the only member of the council to miss the throne speech by Alexander Morris on November 30, 1876

Later life He married his wife Mary Jane Blair February 6, 1882 in Toronto. He died on February 8, 1888, from a case of bronchitis that developed from a cold he caught on New Year's Eve.