John G. Jackson (politician)
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
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In office February 24, 1819 – March 28, 1825 |
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| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Philip C. Pendleton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Wilson |
| Succeeded by | James Pindall |
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In office March 4, 1803 – September 28, 1810 |
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| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | William McKinley |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County | |
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In office 1811–1812 Alongside Isaac Coplin |
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In office 1800 Alongside John Prunty |
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In office 1799 Alongside John Prunty |
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In office 1798 Alongside John Prunty |
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John George Jackson September 22, 1774 Buckhannon, Virginia |
| Died | March 28, 1825 (aged 50) Clarksburg, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Profession | lawyer, surveyor |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
John George Jackson (September 22, 1777 – March 28, 1825) was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia, the son of George Jackson, brother of Edward B. Jackson, and grandfather of William Thomas Bland, Jacob Beeson Jackson, James Monroe Jackson, and John Jay Jackson, Jr.
Born in Buckhannon, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jackson moved with his parents to Clarksburg in 1784. He received an English training and became a civil engineer. In 1793, he was appointed surveyor of public lands west of the Ohio River, in what is now the State of Ohio, conducting that office from 1796 to 1798. He served as member of the Virginia General Assembly from 1798 to 1801, during which time he supported resolutions against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Jackson read law to enter the bar in 1801. Besides his law practice, Jackson began a number of successful businesses.
Prior to marriage, Jackson had a son, who became General John J. Jackson, the father of John Jay Jackson, Jr. Jackson's first wife Mary "Polly" Payne was the youngest sister of Dolley Madison - they were married in 1800. She died in 1808 of tuberculosis. Jackson continued to correspond with Dolley Madison after the death of his wife and her sister. On June 11, 1810, shortly before he married Mary Sophia Meigs, the daughter of Return J. Meigs, Jr. he wrote Dolley that his new wife "is about the size of our dear Mary, [and] much such a person."
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