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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJonathan JACKSON
(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.
Bibliography
Jackson, James. Hon. Jonathan Jackson, His Wife, and Many
Members of His Family. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, printers,
1866.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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