The Jackson family is a family of politicians from the
United States
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. Below is a list of members:
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George Jackson (1757–1831),
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
House Delegate 1785–1791, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1795–1797 1799–1803,
Ohio
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State Representative 1809–1812, Ohio State Senator 1817–1819. Father of John G. Jackson and Edward B. Jackson.
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Return J. Meigs Jr. (1764–1825), Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1803–1804, Judge in
Louisiana Territory
The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory. The territory was formed out of t ...
, Judge in
Michigan Territory
The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit ...
, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1908–1910, Governor of Ohio 1810–1814, U.S. Postmaster General 1814–1823. Father-in-law of John G. Jackson.
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John G. Jackson (1777–1825), Virginia Assemblyman 1811–1812, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1813–1817, U.S. District Court Judge in Virginia 1819–1825. Son of George Jackson.
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Edward B. Jackson (1793–1826), Virginia House Delegate 1815–1818, Clerk of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1819, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1820–1823. Son of George Jackson.
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James Madison
James Madison (June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the ...
(1751–1836), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789–1797, U.S. Secretary of State 1801–1809, President of the United States 1809–1817. Brother-in-law of John G. Jackson.
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John James Allen (1797–1871), Virginia State Senator 1828, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833–1835, Virginia State Court Judge 1836. Son-in-law of John G. Jackson.
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John Jay Jackson Jr.
John Jay Jackson Jr. (August 4, 1824 – September 2, 1907) was an American lawyer, Whig party (United States), Whig politician, United States federal judge, United States District Judge (initially of the United States District Court for the West ...
(1824–1907), Virginia Assemblyman 1851–1855, Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1861–1864, District Court Judge in
West Virginia
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1864–1905. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
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Henry Clay Allen (1838-1899).
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James M. Jackson (1825–1901), Prosecuting Attorney of
Wood County, Virginia; West Virginia House Delegate 1870–1871; delegate to the West Virginia Constitutional Convention 1872; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1889–1890; Criminal Court Judge in Wood County, West Virginia 1891–1901. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
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William Thomas Bland
William Thomas Bland (January 21, 1861 – January 15, 1928) was an American lawyer and businessman born in what became West Virginia during the American Civil War and who served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Early life
William Thomas ...
(1861–1928), Prosecuting Attorney of
Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. The county was named in honor of Dav ...
1890–1892; Mayor of
Atchison, Kansas
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1894; Judge in
Kansas
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1896–1901; member of the
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
Board of Education 1912–1918; U.S. Representative from
Missouri
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1919–1921. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
*****William Thomas Bland Jr. (1894-1990).
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Jacob B. Jackson (1829–1893), Governor of West Virginia 1881–1885. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
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John Curtiss Underwood
John Curtiss Underwood (March 14, 1809 – December 7, 1873) was an attorney, abolitionist politician and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia and the United States District Court fo ...
(1809–1873), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1863–64, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia 1864–71, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1871–73. Grandson-in-law of Edward B. Jackson.
NOTE: James Madison was also second cousin of
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
Governor
George Madison
George Madison (June 1763 – October 14, 1816) was the sixth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first governor of Kentucky to die in office, serving only a few weeks in 1816. Little is known of Madison's early life. He was a member of the influ ...
and U.S. President
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States ...
and second cousin thrice removed of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
Governor
Elliot Woolfolk Major and Missouri legislator Edgar Bailey Woolfolk. John James Allen was also brother of U.S. Representative
Robert Allen.
See also
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List of United States political families
Many families in the United States have produced multiple generations of politicians who have had a significant influence on government and public policy in their communities, states, and nationally.
Geographic distribution
Many of these fam ...
References
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Political families of the United States