MOORE Jesse Hale , a Representative from Illinois;
born near Lebanon, St. Clair County, Ill., April 22, 1817;
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FINLEY Jesse Johnson , a Representative from Florida; born near Lebanon, Wilson County,
Tenn., November 18, 1812; pursued an academic course; captain of mounted
volunteers in the Seminole War in…
Thomas J. Jackson, one of the Confederate generals in the American war. The name arose thus: General Bee, of South Carolina, observing his men waver, exclaimed, “Look at Jackson's men;…
JACKSON Alfred Metcalf , a Representative from Kansas; born in South Carrollton, Muhlenburg
County, Ky., July 14, 1860; attended the common schools and West Kentucky
College; studied law; was…
JACKSON David Sherwood , a Representative from New York; born in New York City in 1813; attended the
public schools; alderman in the common council of New York City 1843-1846; engaged in…
JACKSON Joseph Webber , a Representative from Georgia; born at Cedar Hill, near Savannah,
Ga., December 6, 1796; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted
to the bar and practiced;…
JACKSON Richard, Jr. , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., July
3, 1764; completed preparatory studies in the schools of Providence and
Pomfret, Conn.; entered the…
JACKSON Thomas Birdsall , a Representative from New York;
born in Jerusalem, Long Island, N.Y., March 24, 1797;
attended the public schools;
engaged in agricultural pursuits;
studied law;
was…
JACKSON William Humphreys , a Representative from Maryland;
born near Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., October 15, 1839;
received a common-school training;
engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
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