Horatio Nelson Jackson

1872–1955 (age 83)

Physician

Biography

Horatio Nelson Jackson, born in 1872 in Vermont, was trained as a physician but became best known for piloting the first automobile to cross the United States, a feat that captured the imagination of a nation on the move.

After that journey he continued his medical practice in Burlington while encouraging safe travel, supporting charitable drives, and reminding younger generations that courage could coexist with compassion.

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