Howell Edmunds Jackson
| Howell Jackson | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office February 18, 1893 – August 8, 1895 |
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| Nominated by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Lucius Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Rufus Peckham |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office June 16, 1891 – February 18, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Horace Lurton |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office April 14, 1886 – June 16, 1891 |
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| Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | John Baxter |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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United States Senator from Tennessee |
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In office March 4, 1881 – April 14, 1886 |
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| Preceded by | James Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Washington Whitthorne |
| Personal details | |
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April 8, 1832 Paris, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1895 (aged 63) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Molloy (Deceased 1873) Mary Elizabeth Harding |
| Children | 7 |
| Education |
Union University (BA) University of Virginia Cumberland University (LLB) |
Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832 – August 8, 1895) was an American jurist and politician. He served on the United States Supreme Court, in the U.S. Senate, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Tennessee House of Representatives. He authored notable opinions on the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Justice Jackson was the first to bring a law school graduate with him to serve as his secretary-clerk on the Supreme Court; that secretary-clerk was James Clark McReynolds, who later also became a Supreme Court Justice.
Jackson was born in Paris, Tennessee to Alexander Jackson, a doctor, and Mary (née Hurt) Jackson, the daughter of a Baptist minister, both natives of Virginia. Among his siblings was William Hicks Jackson. The family moved to Jackson, Tennessee when Howell was eight. There his father was elected as a Whig to the state legislature and subsequently as Jackson's mayor.
Howell graduated from West Tennessee College in 1849, where he studied Greek and Latin. He attended the University of Virginia for two years.
Returning to Tennessee, he clerked for Judge A. W. O. Totten of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and Milton Brown, a former U.S. Representative. The next year Howell attended Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee and graduated in 1856. Upon admission to the bar, he practiced first in Jackson, but was unable to establish a successful practice.
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