Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (January 31, 1796 – August 17, 1874) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. Born in

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, Jackson pursued academic studies. He was graduated from St. Mary's College (now known as Mount St. Mary's), near

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, in 1814. He studied law at the Litchfield Law School, Connecticut. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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, in 1821. He moved to

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, in 1826. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1829-1832. Ebenezer Jackson, Jr

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

, August 17, 1874 and is interred in

Indian Hill Cemetery Indian Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 383 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut on a hill adjacent to Wesleyan University. History The hill was originally named "''Wunne Wah Jet''" by the indigenous Wangunk people ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Ebenezer Jr. 1796 births 1874 deaths Burials at Indian Hill Cemetery 19th-century American politicians National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives