Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (January 31, 1796 – August 17, 1874) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Jackson pursued academic studies. He was graduated from St. Mary's College (now known as Mount St. Mary's), near

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, in 1814. He studied law at the Litchfield Law School, Connecticut. He was

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and commenced practice in

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, in 1821. He moved to

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, in 1826. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1829–1832. Jackson was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel A. Foote and served from December 1, 1834, to March 3, 1835. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1849. He died in

, August 17, 1874 and is interred in

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