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Jackson, James, 1819-1887

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Personal name headingJackson, James, 1819-1887
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Variant(s)Jackson, Mr. (James), 1819-1887
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1819-10-18
Death date1887-01-13
Place of birthJefferson County (Ga.)
Place of deathAtlanta (Ga.)
AffiliationGeorgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Georgia. Superior Court
United States. Congress. House
Georgia. Supreme Court
Profession or occupationLawyers
Legislators
Judges
Found inAbel Gilbert and William Gerrish. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 56.), 1859: p. 1 (Mr. Jackson, from the Committee of Claims)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed May 27, 2008 (Jackson, James, grandson of James Jackson [1757-1806]; a Representative from Ga.; b. Oct. 18, 1819; sec. of the State senate, 1842; served in the State House of Reps., 1845-1849; judge of the superior ct., 1846-1859; elected to Cong., Mar. 4, 1857-Jan. 23, 1861, when he retired from the House; judge adv. on the staff of Gen. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson 1861-1865; appt. assoc. justice of the State Supr. Ct. in 1875; chief justice of Georgia from 1879 until his death on Jan. 13, 1887)
Jackson, James. Law and order, 1859?: title page (Hon. J. Jackson, of Georgia; Mr. Jackson)
Who was who in America, 1607-1896: (Jackson, James; congressman, jurist; born Jefferson County, Ga., Oct. 18, 1819; grad. University of Georgia, 1837; admitted to Georgia bar, 1839; died Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1887)
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