Hancock Lee Jackson

Hancock Lee Jackson (born May 12, 1796 in Madison County , Kentucky , † March 19, 1876 in Salem , Oregon ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and in 1857 the 13th governor of Missouri .

Early years and advancement

Hancock Jackson attended local schools in his home in Kentucky. In 1821 he moved to Missouri, where he was politically active from 1829. That year he was elected sheriff for Randolph County . In 1845 he was a delegate to a conference to revise the Missouri Constitution. Between 1851 and 1855 he was a member of the State Senate .

Political career

In 1856 he was elected lieutenant governor of his state as a Democratic candidate . When the governor elected with him, Trusten Polk , resigned from his office on February 27, 1857 to move to the US Senate , Jackson had to hold the governorship until a new election. He was governor of Missouri between February 27 and October 22, 1857. He then became lieutenant governor again until 1861. An attempt to be elected governor himself failed in 1860.

He was then US Marshal for western Missouri. After the election of Abraham Lincoln , he resigned from this post. In 1865 he moved to Oregon, where he died on March 19, 1876. Hancock Jackson was married to Ursley Oldham, with whom he had eleven children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Jackson, Hancock Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 12, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH	Madison County , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	March 19, 1876
Place of death	Salem , Oregon