Jabez Young Jackson | |
State: | Georgia |
Term Start: | October 5, 1835 |
Term End: | March 3, 1839 |
Predecessor: | James Moore Wayne |
Successor: | Walter T. Colquitt |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1790 |
Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Date: | Clarkesville, Georgia, Georgia, U.S. |
Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia.[1] He was also a slave owner.[2]
Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887). He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Wayne. In 1836, he was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress, serving from October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839.