Edward Jessup (May 26, 1766 - November 4, 1815) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.
| Edward Jessup Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | May 26, 1766 |
| Birth Place: | Albany, New York |
| Death Date: | November 4, 1815 |
| Death Place: | Prescott, Ontario |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Grenville |
| Term Start1: | 1797 |
| Term End1: | 1800 |
| Predecessor1: | Ephraim Jones |
| Successor1: | Samuel Sherwood |
| Office2: | Justice of the Peace for Johnstown |
| Term Start2: | 1800 |
| Term End2: | 1810 |
| Occupation: | Farmer, Militiaman, Politician |
| Relatives: | Edward Jessup (father) Edward Jessup III (son) Hamilton Dibble Jessup (son) |
| Allegiance: | Great Britain Upper Canada |
| Serviceyears: | 1781-1815 |
| Rank: | Captain Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit: | Jessup’s Rangers (1781-1784) Leeds Militia (1788-1815) |
| Commands: | Leeds Militia (1795-1809) |
| Battles: | American Revolutionary War |
He was born in Albany, New York in 1766, the son of Edward Jessup, a United Empire Loyalist. He served with his father's Loyal Rangers, becoming a Captain. After the American Revolution, he settled in Augusta Township. Jessup represented Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1797 to 1800. In 1800, he was named justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. He became Lieutenant-Colonel in the Leeds militia in 1809. With his father, he laid out the town of Prescott in 1810. He died at Prescott in 1815.
Two of his sons also represented Grenville in the legislative assembly: