Ebenezer Jackson Jr.

Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (January 31, 1796 – August 17, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

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Ebenezer Jackson Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's At-large district
In office
1834–1835
Preceded bySamuel A. Foot
Succeeded byAndrew T. Judson
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1829–1832
Personal details
Born(1796-01-31)January 31, 1796
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1874(1874-08-17) (aged 78)
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeIndian Hill Cemetery
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian
Alma materLitchfield Law School

Born in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson pursued academic studies. He was graduated from St. Mary's College (now known as Mount St. Mary's), near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1814. He studied law at the Litchfield Law School, Connecticut. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1821. He moved to Middletown, Connecticut, in 1826. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1829-1832.

Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. Gravestone

Jackson was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel A. Foote and served from December 1, 1834, to March 3, 1835. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1849. He died in Middletown, Connecticut, August 17, 1874 and is interred in Indian Hill Cemetery.[1]

References
  1. "Ebenezer Jackson, Jr". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Samuel A. Foot		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large congressional district
1834–1835		 Succeeded by
Andrew T. Judson
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