George Jackson (1761–1805) was an Irish politician. His was the eldest son of George Jackson and his wife Jane Cuffe, daughter of James Cuffe and Elizabeth Gore, and sister of

James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley (1747 – 15 June 1821) was an Irish peer and politician. Life Cuffe's father was James Cuffe of Elmhall and Ballinrobe Castle and his mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet and El ...

and entered

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in 1777. He succeeded his uncle Lord Tyrawley in representing

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in the

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from 1798 to the Act of Union in 1801. He supported the Union, but received relatively little by way of reward. He was subsequently a Member of Parliament for Mayo in the first

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until 1802. His application to be made a

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was unsuccessful., but despite this disappointment, he was generally seen as a reliable supporter of the Government in the Commons. He married Maria, the daughter and heiress of William Rutledge of

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, and had 6 sons and 7 daughters. His son

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, born in 1790, became a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. His daughter Jane married Major Christopher L'Estrange Carleton of Market Hill,

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. His son William (1787–1822) married Louise Jean Blair, daughter of William Blair of Blair.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, George 1761 births 1805 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Politicians from County Mayo Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Mayo constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1801–1802