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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJACKSON, Jonathan
(1743—1810)
JACKSON, Jonathan, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., June 4, 1743; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard College in 1761; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Newburyport; member of the Provincial Congress in 1775; member of the State house of representatives in 1777; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782; elected to the State senate in 1789; United States marshal, district of Massachusetts, 1789-1791; treasurer of the Commonwealth 1802-1806; inspector and supervisor of internal revenue; president of the State bank and of the Harvard corporation; died in Boston, Mass., March 5, 1810; interment in the Granary Burying Ground.
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Jackson, James. Hon. Jonathan Jackson, His Wife, and Many Members of His Family
. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, printers, 1866.
Jackson, James. Hon. Jonathan Jackson, His Wife, and Many Members of His Family
. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, printers, 1866.
Jackson, Jonathan. Thoughts Upon the Political Situation of the United States of America: In Which That of Massachusetts is More Particularly Considered; With Some Observations on the Constitution for a Federal Government, Addressed to the People of the Union
. Printed at Worchester, Massachusetts: by Isaiah Thomas, 1788.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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