Patrick Churchill Jack was born in 1808 in Wilkes County, Georgia. His father, also named Patrick Jack, led a Georgia regiment during the war of 1812. He started his legal career in Jefferson County, Alabama before moving to Mexican Texas and receiving a small land grant in present-day Grimes County, Texas. Jack and his brother William Houston Jack both fought in the Texas Revolution in 1832,[1][2] and Jack was a delegate to the Texas conventions of 1832 and 1833, representing the district of Liberty.[3][1]
patrick, jack, patrick, churchill, jack, 1808, august, 1844, justice, supreme, court, republic, texas, from, 1841, 1844, justice, republic, texasin, office, 1841, august, 1844preceded, byrichardson, scurrysucceeded, bymilford, phillips, nortonpersonal, details. Patrick Churchill Jack 1808 August 4 1844 was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas from 1841 to 1844 Patrick C JackJustice of the Republic of TexasIn office 1841 August 4 1844Preceded byRichardson A ScurrySucceeded byMilford Phillips NortonPersonal detailsBornPatrick Churchill Jack1808 1808 Wilkes County Georgia U S DiedAugust 4 1844 1844 08 04 aged 35 36 Cause of deathYellow feverResting placeTexas State Cemetery Austin Texas U S ParentPatrick Jack father ProfessionJudgeMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBattles warsTexas Revolution Patrick Churchill Jack was born in 1808 in Wilkes County Georgia His father also named Patrick Jack led a Georgia regiment during the war of 1812 He started his legal career in Jefferson County Alabama before moving to Mexican Texas and receiving a small land grant in present day Grimes County Texas Jack and his brother William Houston Jack both fought in the Texas Revolution in 1832 1 2 and Jack was a delegate to the Texas conventions of 1832 and 1833 representing the district of Liberty 3 1 Jack died of yellow fever while campaigning as a candidate for Vice President of Texas 4 and was first buried at Houston City Cemetery then exhumed and reburied in Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston and then exhumed a third time in 1942 for burial at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin 1 5 Jack County Texas and its county seat Jacksboro are named for Patrick Jack and his brother William Houston Jack 1 2 References edit a b c d Patrick Churchill Jack University of Texas Tarlton Law Library a b Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off p 167 Kemp L W 1 May 2019 Jack Patrick Churchill Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association Retrieved 11 January 2020 Patrick C Jack Esq The Times Picayune August 20 1844 p 2 Patrick Churchill Jack Texas State Cemetery Retrieved 11 January 2020 Political offices Preceded byRichardson A Scurry Justice of the Texas Supreme Court1841 1844 Succeeded byMilford Phillips Norton Portals nbsp Law nbsp Texas nbsp This biography of a state judge in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick C Jack amp oldid 1192190414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,