George Jackson was an American

United States

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 farmer, lawyer, and politician. Born in Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County, Maryland

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 to John and Elizabeth (Cummins) Jackson, his family moved to Virginia

Virginia

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. He served in the Virginia militia

Virginia Militia

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 during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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, attaining the rank of colonel.

He later studied law and entered state politics, becoming a member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates

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. In 1788 he was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention

Virginia Ratifying Convention

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, which ratified the United States Constitution

United States Constitution

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. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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 and served from 1795 to 1797 and 1799 to 1803. In about 1806, Jackson moved to Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...

, and served in the state legislature. He died there on 17 May 1831 and was buried in Falls Township

Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Family

George Jackson was the father of United States Representatives John G. Jackson

John G. Jackson (politician)

John George Jackson was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia, the son of George Jackson, brother of Edward B...

 and Edward B. Jackson

Edward B. Jackson

Edward Brake Jackson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G...