- Joseph Webber Jackson
Joseph Webber Jackson (
December 6 ,1796 -September 29 ,1854 ) was an Americanpolitician andlawyer from the state of Georgia who served in theUnited States Congress .Jackson was born in Cedar Hill, Georgia, near Savannah. He studied law, gained admittance for the state bar and became a practicing attorney. Jackson served on the Savannah municipal council and also as the city's
Mayor . He served in theGeorgia House of Representatives and the in theGeorgia Senate . Jackson served as a captain in the Savannah Volunteer Guards and also as a colonel of the 1st Regiment in theGeorgia Militia in addition to serving as judge of the superior court of Georgia.Jackson was elected to the
United States House of Representatives as a Democrat to fill remainder of the term for the seat left vacant inGeorgia's 1st congressional district in the31st United States Congress by the resignation ofThomas B. King in 1850. Jackson was reelected as a States Rights candidate to the 32nd Congress and served fromMarch 4 ,1850 throughMarch 3 ,1853 . He did not run for reelection in 1852 to the 33rd Congress. Jackson died in Savannah onSeptember 29 ,1854 .References
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