Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810

JACKSON, Jonathan, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., June 4, 1743; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard College in 1761; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Newburyport; member of the Provincial Congress in 1775; member of the State house of representatives in 1777; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782; elected to the State senate in 1789; United States marshal, district of Massachusetts, 1789-1791; treasurer of the Commonwealth 1802-1806; inspector and supervisor of internal revenue; president of the State bank and of the Harvard corporation; died in Boston, Mass., March 5, 1810; interment in the Granary Burying Ground.

<p>Jonathan Jackson (June 4, 1743 – March 5, 1810) was an American merchant from Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress.</p>

<p>Jonathan Jackson was born in 1743 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Edward Jackson (1708–1757) and Dorothy Quincy Jackson. He graduated from Harvard in 1761 and then moved to Newburyport to take up a mercantile career.</p>

<p>Jackson first served as an apprentice to another merchant, Patrick Tracy. By 1765 he had entered business on his own as a shipper and importer. He became prosperous and in 1772 he married his mentor's daughter, Hannah Tracy. Shortly after he went into a partnership with his wife's brothers, John and Nathaniel Tracy. The firm of Jackson, Tracy, & Tracy failed during the revolution. So, after 1782, Jonathan took a series of salaried jobs.</p>

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>01/29/1789 MA District 2 - 2nd Trial Lost 32.58% (-34.52%)</li>
<li>12/18/1788 MA District 2 - 1st Trial Lost 26.68% (-11.91%)</li>
<li>12/31/1781 MA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1780 MA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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