Jabez Young Jackson

Jabez Young Jackson
Jabez Young Jackson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Georgia's at-large district
	In office; October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	James Moore Wayne
Succeeded by	Walter T. Colquitt
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1790; Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	Clarkesville, Georgia, Georgia, U.S.

Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia.^[1] He was also a slave owner.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887). He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Wayne. In 1836, he was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress, serving from October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839.

^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-29

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James Moore Wayne	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839	Succeeded by Walter T. Colquitt

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