Jonathan Jackson (politician)

Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson (born June 4, 1743 in Boston , Massachusetts Bay Colony , †  March 5, 1810 there ) was an American politician . In 1782 he was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress .

Career

Jonathan Jackson received a classical education. In 1761 he graduated from Harvard College . He then worked in Newburyport in commerce. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. In 1775 he was a member of the Provincial Congress of his homeland and in 1777 he became a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . In 1780 he was one of the first members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress in 1782.

In 1789 Jackson was elected to the Massachusetts Senate. In the following years he held other political offices. From 1789 to 1791 he served as the United States Marshal for Massachusetts. From 1802 to 1806 he was the successor to Peleg Coffin Minister of Finance ( Treasurer ) of this state. He was also president of the Boston Bank , later renamed the First National Bank of Boston . In the meantime he was also responsible for the finances of Harvard University. Jonathan Jackson died in Boston on March 5, 1810.

Web links

• Jonathan Jackson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jonathan Jackson in the database of Find a Grave (English)