Sir Robert Jackson (c. 1584 – 1645) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1621 to 1626. Jackson was of County Durham. He matriculated at

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on 12 June 1601, aged 16 and was awarded BA on 4 February 1605 and MA on 20 January 1608. He was knighted on 13 May 1617. He was an alderman at Berwick-upon-Tweed. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was re-elected MP for Berwick upon Tweed in 1624, 1625 and 1626. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Jablonski-Juxston', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 793-836. Date accessed: 22 December 2011
/ref> Jackson died at the age of about 60 and was buried on 29 January 1645.

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1580s births 1645 deaths Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford People from County Durham English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 People from Berwick-upon-Tweed {{1626-England-MP-stub