Jackson political family
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The Jackson family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
- George Jackson (1757-1831), Virginia House Delegate 1785-1791, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1795-1797 1799-1803, Ohio State Representative 1809-1812, Ohio State Senator 1817-1819. Father of John G. Jackson and Edward B. Jackson.
- Return J. Meigs, Jr. (1764-1825), Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1803-1804, Judge in Louisiana Territory, Judge in Michigan Territory, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1908-1910, Governor of Ohio 1810-1814, U.S. Postmaster General 1914-1823. Father-in-law of John G. Jackson.
- John G. Jackson (1777-1825), Virginia Assemblyman 1811-1812, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1913-1817, U.S. District Court Judge in Virginia 1819-1825. Son of George Jackson.
- Edward B. Jackson (1793-1826), Virginia House Delegate 1915-1818, Clerk of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1819, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1820-1823. Son of George Jackson.
- James Madison (1751-1836), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789-1797, U.S. Secretary of State 1801-1809, President of the United States 1809-1817. Brother-in-law of John G. Jackson.
- John Jay Jackson, Jr. (1824-1907), Virginia Assemblyman 1851-1855, Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1861-1864, District Court Judge in West Virginia 1864-1905. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
- James M. Jackson (1825-1901), Prosecuting Attorney of Wood County, Virginia; West Virginia House Delegate 1870-1871; delegate to the West Virginia Constitutional Convention 1872; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1889-1890; Criminal Court Judge in Wood County, West Virginia 1891-1901. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
- William Thomas Bland (1861-1928), Prosecuting Attorney of Atchison County, Kansas 1890-1892; Mayor of Atchison, Kansas 1894; Judge in Kansas 1896-1901; member of the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Education 1912-1918; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1919-1921. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
- Jacob B. Jackson, Governor of West Virginia 1881-1885. Grandson of John G. Jackson.
