Jackson family of West Virginia

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.^[1]
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.^[2]
- 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.^[3]
- 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.^[4]
- 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.^[5]
  - John James Allen (1797–1871), Virginia State Senator 1828, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833-1835, Virginia State Court Judge 1836. Son-in-law of John G. Jackson.^[6]
    - 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.^[7]
    - 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.^[8]
    - 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.^[9]
    - Jacob B. Jackson, Governor of West Virginia 1881-1885. Grandson of John G. Jackson.^[10]

NOTE: James Madison was also second cousin of Kentucky Governor George Madison^[11] and U.S. President Zachary Taylor^[12] and second cousin thrice removed of Missouri Governor Elliot Woolfolk Major^[13] and Missouri legislator Edgar Bailey Woolfolk.^[14] John James Allen was also brother of U.S. Representative Robert Allen.^[15]

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[1] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson4.html#R9M0J1SCT

[2] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#R9M0J6H2U

[3] ttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000021

[4] ttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000010

[5] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#R9M0J4XJQ

[6] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#R9M0INPW9

[7] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#RRM0T3PF5

[8] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#R9M0J1SY8

[9] ttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000547

[10] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#RHR12XYIN

[11] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#RFK0RSYJF

[12] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#RAU1DK7S1

[13] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/major.html#RIO0QXQJO

[14] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#RKS1AM034

[15] ttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000143

Jackson family of West Virginia

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