Person:John Jackson (523)

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John Jay Jackson Jr. (August 4, 1824 – September 2, 1907) was an American lawyer, Whig politician, United States District Judge (initially of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia) and, later, the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of West Virginia. He ended his career as the first judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

From the History of the Federal Judiciary, a public domain biographical document:
Jackson, John Jay Jr.

Born August 4, 1824, in Parkersburg, VA (now WV)
Died September 2, 1907, in Atlantic City, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Nominated by Abraham Lincoln on July 26, 1861, to a seat vacated by John W. Brockenbrough. Confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1861, and received commission on August 3, 1861. Service terminated on June 10, 1864, due to reassignment.

Judge, U.S. District Court, District of West Virginia
Reassigned on June 11, 1864, to a new seat authorized by 13 Stat. 124. Service terminated on July 1, 1901, due to reassignment.

Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
Reassigned on July 1, 1901, to a new seat authorized by 31 Stat. 736. Service terminated on March 15, 1905, due to retirement.

Education:
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1845
Read law, 1847

Professional Career:
Private practice, Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1847-1848
Prosecutor, Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1848
Commonwealth attorney, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1849-1850
Private practice, Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1850-1851
State delegate, Virginia, 1851-1855
Private practice, Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1855-1861

From John House cemetery book: "He was for years Judge of the U. S. District Court of West Virginia."

Notes copied from Wikipedia: "Born in Parkersburg, Virginia (now Parkersburg, West Virginia),[1] Jackson graduated from Princeton University in 1845, and read law to enter the Bar in Virginia in 1847. Jackson's father, General John Jay Jackson of Wood County, attended the Wheeling Convention on West Virginia statehood. Jackson's brother Jacob Beeson Jackson served as governor of West Virginia and his other brother was Circuit Judge and Congressman James Monroe Jackson. He was a cousin of Stonewall Jackson. His grandfather, John George Jackson, preceded him as judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. His great-grandfathers included George Jackson. The Jackson Memorial Fountain at Parkersburg is dedicated to the Jackson family.[2]

"Jackson was in private practice in Wirt County, Virginia from 1847 to 1848, and a prosecuting attorney for Wirt County in 1848. He was a Commonwealth attorney of Ritchie County, Virginia from 1849 to 1850, then returned to private practice in Wood County, Virginia until 1851. He was a Member, of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1851 to 1855, and then returned to private practice, in Parkersburg until 1861"

1. ↑ House, John A. Some Early City, Village and Country Burying Grounds. (John House, 1905).

   Born: 24 May 1824.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 U. S. Government. Federal Judicial Center. (Washington, DC: U. S. Government).

   This site says John was born 24 Aug 1824; died 1 Sep 1907 Atlantic City, NJ

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Memorial# 8427899, in Find A Grave.

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8427899
   John's gravemarker photo shows the date of birth to be 4 Aug 1824. This is before the time of official record keeping and so cannot be verified by West Virginia vital records online. It is not known to this researcher just when the family monument was erected.