George Jackson was married to Elizabeth Brake (daughter of John Brake) and was the father of United States Representatives John G. Jackson and Edward B. Jackson
Electoral historyedit
1795; Jackson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.
1797; Jackson was defeated in his bid for re-election.
1799; Jackson was re-elected with 53.94% of the vote, defeating a Federalist identified only as Haymond.
1801; Jackson was re-elected with 84.05% of the vote, defeating Federalist Jonathan J. Jacobs.
Referencesedit
^"Descendants of John Jackson (1716-1801)". Stonewall Jackson Genealogy. Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
george, jackson, virginia, politician, other, people, named, george, jackson, george, jackson, disambiguation, george, jackson, january, 1757, 1831, american, farmer, lawyer, politician, george, jacksonmember, ohio, senate, from, muskingum, countyin, office, 1. For other people named George Jackson see George Jackson disambiguation George Jackson January 9 1757 May 17 1831 was an American farmer lawyer and politician George JacksonMember of the Ohio Senate from Muskingum CountyIn office 1817 1819Preceded byEbenezer Buckingham Jr Succeeded bySamuel SullivanMember of the Ohio House of RepresentativesIn office 1809 1812Preceded byMulti member at large districtSucceeded byDistrict abolishedMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1799 March 3 1803Preceded byJames MachirSucceeded byJohn SmithIn office March 4 1795 March 3 1797Preceded byJoseph NevilleSucceeded byJames MachirMember of the Virginia House of DelegatesIn office 1794In office 1785 1791Personal detailsBorn 1757 01 09 January 9 1757Cecil County Province of Maryland British AmericaDiedMay 17 1831 1831 05 17 aged 74 Zanesville Ohio U S Resting placeFalls Township Muskingum County OhioOccupationfarmer lawyer politicianMilitary serviceBranch serviceVirginia militiaRankColonelBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary War Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Electoral history 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Cecil County in the Province of Maryland to John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson 1 his family moved to Virginia He served in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War attaining the rank of colonel He later studied law and entered state politics becoming a member of the Virginia House of Delegates In 1788 he was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention which ratified the United States Constitution He was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1795 to 1797 and 1799 to 1803 In about 1806 Jackson moved to Zanesville Ohio and served in the state legislature He died there on May 17 1831 and was buried in Falls Township Family editGeorge Jackson was married to Elizabeth Brake daughter of John Brake and was the father of United States Representatives John G Jackson and Edward B JacksonElectoral history edit1795 Jackson was elected to the U S House of Representatives unopposed 1797 Jackson was defeated in his bid for re election 1799 Jackson was re elected with 53 94 of the vote defeating a Federalist identified only as Haymond 1801 Jackson was re elected with 84 05 of the vote defeating Federalist Jonathan J Jacobs References edit Descendants of John Jackson 1716 1801 Stonewall Jackson Genealogy Virginia Military Institute Retrieved December 9 2007 United States Congress George Jackson id J000012 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJoseph Neville United States Representative from Virginia s 3rd congressional district1795 1797 Succeeded byJames MachirPreceded byJames Machir United States Representative from Virginia s 3rd congressional district1799 1803 Succeeded byJohn SmithOhio House of RepresentativesPreceded byJames ClarkDavid J Marple Representative from Muskingum and Tuscarawas Counties1809 1810 Served alongside David J Marple Succeeded byHimself andDavid J Marpleas Representatives from Muskingum Tuscarawas and Guernsey CountiesPreceded byHimself andDavid J Marpleas Representatives from Muskingum and Tuscarawas Counties Representative from Muskingum Tuscarawas and Guernsey Counties1810 1811 Served alongside David J Marple Succeeded byHimself andWilliam Frameas Representatives from Muskingum Tuscarawas Guernsey and Coshocton CountiesPreceded byHimself andDavid J Marpleas Representatives from Muskingum Tuscarawas and Guernsey Counties Representative from Muskingum Tuscarawas Guernsey and Coshocton Counties1811 1812 Served alongside William Frame District eliminatedOhio SenatePreceded byEbenezer Buckingham Jr Senator from Muskingum County1817 1819 Succeeded bySamuel Sullivan nbsp This article about a member of the Ohio State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Jackson Virginia politician amp oldid 1155744331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,