James Jackson, Jr. (New York)
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James Jackson Jr. (ca. 1826 - March 7, 1891 New York City) was an American businessman and politician from
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Life

He was a member of the
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(Niagara Co., 1st D.) in
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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
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, he was elected a Canal Commissioner on the
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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
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. He died of apoplexy while staying at a hotel in New York City.


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''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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, James Jr. 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