Rev. Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909) was a Presbyterian missionary in the Western United States in the 19th century. He is particularly known for his missionary work in Alaska, where he was also a political leader. He was born in Mineville, New York in 1834. He graduated from Union College in 1855, and from the Presbyterian Church's Princeton Theological Seminary in 1858. He became an ordained Presbyterian minister and soon began his extensive missionary career. Wikipedia
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