- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- James Jackson (1757-1806)
- Creator:
- Lamplugh, George R., 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-12-08
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Lawyers--Georgia--Savannah
Legislators--United States
Statesmen--Georgia--Savannah
Politicians--Georgia--Savannah
Jackson, James, 1757-1806 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about James Jackson. Jackson was born in Moretonhampstead, Devonshire, England, on September 21, 1757, the son of Mary Webber and James Jackson. He made his most important contributions to his adopted state in the political arena, overturning the Yazoo land fraud of 1795 and building the state's first true political party. Jackson and his wife, Mary Charlotte Young, had four sons who lived to adulthood, William Henry, James Jr., Jabez, and Joseph Webber. Jackson County, in northeast Georgia, is named in his honor.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/james-jackson-1757-1806/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "James Jackson (1757-1806)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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