Josias Jackson (1765–1819) was a military man and public figure in Saint Vincent and the United Kingdom. He was member of parliament for

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from 1807 to 1812. Jackson was the son of Josias Jackson, MD, a planter in St Vincent, and Elizabeth Gerrald, of

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. He served in the Carib War of 1795. In 1803 he moved to Southampton, where he served as colonel of the

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and was elected MP in

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. He stood down at the

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. He died in Saint Vincent on 30 August 1819.

References

* R. G. Thorne (ed.), ''The House of Commons 1790-1820''
vol. 3
pp. 289–290.

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* 1765 births 1819 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent People from the British West Indies {{SaintVincent-bio-stub