Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a

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from

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. He was also a slave owner.

Biography

Jackson was born in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...

, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887). He was elected as a Jacksonian to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Wayne. In 1836, he was reelected as a

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to the

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, serving from October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839.

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