James Jackson Jr. (ca. 1826 - March 7, 1891
New York City) was an American businessman and politician from
New York
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Life
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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(Niagara Co., 1st D.) in
1864
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In 1865, he was Chief Engineer of the Lockport Fire Department, and in 1866, he was one of the first directors of the Niagara Ship Canal Company which was incorporated by an Act of the
New York State Legislature.
He served as Mayor of
Lockport, New York from 1867 to 1868, when he was nominated in the
29th District for
U.S. Congress, but was defeated by Republican
John Fisher.
In
1873
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, he was elected a
Canal Commissioner on the
Democratic
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ticket, and was in office from 1874 to 1876.
In 1886, he ran again for Congress, this time in the
33rd District, but was defeated again, this time by the Republican incumbent
John B. Weber
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Early life
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He died of
apoplexy while staying at a hotel in New York City.
References
Sources
''History of Lockport, New York - from Landmarks of Niagara County, New York'' edited by William Pool (D. Mason & Co, Syracuse NY, 1897)
''Laws of the State of New York''(1866)
''Nominations for Congress''in NYT on September 29, 1868
''THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS''in NYT on October 13, 1886
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1820s births
1891 deaths
Politicians from Lockport, New York
Erie Canal Commissioners
Members of the New York State Assembly
Mayors of places in New York (state)
19th-century American legislators