Josias Jackson (1765–1819) was a military man and public figure in Saint Vincent and the

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. He was

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for

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from 1807 to 1812. Jackson was the son of Josias Jackson, MD, a planter in St Vincent, and Elizabeth Gerrald, of

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. He served in the Carib War of 1795. In 1803 he moved to Southampton, where he served as colonel of the

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and was elected MP in

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. He stood down at the

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. He died in Saint Vincent on 30 August 1819.

References

* R. G. Thorne (ed.), ''The House of Commons 1790-1820''
vol. 3
pp. 289–290.

External links

* 1765 births 1819 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent {{SaintVincent-bio-stub