Jabez Young Jackson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's At-large district
In office
October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byJames Moore Wayne
Succeeded byWalter T. Colquitt
Personal details
Born(1790-08-05)August 5, 1790
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
DiedClarkesville, Georgia, Georgia, U.S.

Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia.[1] He was also a slave owner.[2][3]

Biography

Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887). He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Wayne. In 1836, he was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress, serving from October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839.

References

  1. ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-29

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJames Moore Wayne Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839 Succeeded byWalter T. Colquitt


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