American politician (1825?1901)
James Monroe Jackson
(December 3, 1825 – February 14, 1901) was a
lawyer
and
Democratic
politician
from
West Virginia
who served as a
United States Representative
in the
51st United States Congress
.
Early and family life
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Jackson was born in
Parkersburg
in
Wood County
, Virginia (now West Virginia). His grandfather
John G. Jackson
had served in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as a U.S. District Judge, and earlier as a Brigadier General in the Virginia militia. His father was also (Virginia militia) General John Jay Jackson. His brothers became Federal Judge
John Jay Jackson, Jr.
and Circuit Judge and West Virginia Governor
Jacob B. Jackson
.
Career
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He graduated from
Princeton University
in 1845. After studying law, he was admitted to the
bar
in 1847. He opened his practice in Parkersburg. He won election as
prosecuting attorney
for Wood County in 1856 and 1860. He served as a member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
in 1870 and 1871.
He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1872. He served as a judge on the fifth
circuit court
from 1873 to 1888, when he resigned after thinking he was elected to the U.S. Congress in a very close race with
Republican
Charles Brooks Smith
. Although Jackson presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1889, until February 3, 1890, Smith, successfully contested the election and served the final year of the term before being defeated for re-election by Democrat James Capehart.
West Virginia legislators then elected Jackson as a judge on the criminal court for Wood County, where he served from 1891 until his death.
Death and legacy
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Jackson died in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 14, 1901. He was buried at Riverview Cemetery. The
Jackson Memorial Fountain
at Parkersburg is dedicated to the Jackson family.
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See also
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Sources
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
United States Congress.
"Jackson, James Monroe (id: J000018)"
.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
.
Online. September 11, 2007.
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