Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810

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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.

Born in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Jackson pursued classical studies, graduating from Harvard College before engaging in mercantile pursuits in Newburyport. Despite his dependence on foreign trade, Jackson became a supporter of the American Revolution. He converted some of his merchant ships to privateers. In 1775 he was elected to the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress. He became a member of the state's Committee of Correspondence and headed the Essex County Committee of Safety. Jackson was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1777. He attended the state's Constitutional Convention in 1779. In 1782, Massachusetts sent him as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress.

His mercantile firm having failed during the revolution, Jackson took a series of salaried jobs for a period. After serving one term in the Massachusetts Senate in 1789, he served as the first U.S. Marshal for the district of Massachusetts from 1789 to 1791 then as a federal Supervisor of Revenue from 1792 until 1801. Jackson served as Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1802 to 1806, and as treasurer of Harvard University. He was president of the Boston Bank, which later became the First National Bank of Boston. When he died in Boston in 1810, he was buried in the Old Granary Burying Ground there.

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creatorOf Jackson, P. T. (Patrick Tracy), 1780-1847. Patrick Tracy Jackson papers, 1766-1869. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Endicott, Katharine Sears. The tomb in the Granary. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn National United Committee to Free Angela Davis. National United Committee to Free Angela Davis records, circa 1970-1972. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Peirce, Joseph. Receipts : Boston, 1800 July-September. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Lee Family Papers, 1535-1957. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
creatorOf Jackson, J. B. S. (John Barnard Swett), 1806-1879. Arithmetic practice book : manuscript, [ca.1820]. Houghton Library
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Jonathan Jackson license, 1800. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Papers of Joseph and William Whipple, 1717-1904 (inclusive), 1763-1814 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Appointment of Jonathan Jackson, 1795. Library of Congress
referencedIn Allen family. Papers : of the Allen family, 1825-1953. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers of Samuel Webber, 1806-1815. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Holmes family papers, 1711-1938 Houghton Library
referencedIn Richard Price Papers, 1767-1790 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Lee family papers, 1535-1957. Library of Congress
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Record book, 1789-1792. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf All About Us/Nous Autres. Cinema, tempera, Jonathan Jackson, age nine, male, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, 1978. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Jonathan Jackson Papers, 1772. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Records of the Treasurer of Harvard University, 1669-2008 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Salter, Richard. Bonds, 1730 April 30 and 1733 April 28, between Richard Salter and Jonathan Jackson, Boston, Mass. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Welsh, Thomas. ALS : Boston, to Jonathan Jackson, Esq., [Boston], 1800 June 25. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
referencedIn Hodges, Captain. Shipping Letter to Jackson & Higginson, 1784. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Salter, Sampson. Bond, 1734 May 30, between Sampson Salter and Jonathan Jackson, Boston, Mass. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. List of persons licensed as innholders and retailors of spirituous liquors, 1800. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Jackson, James, 1777-1867. Papers, 1787-1867. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Harvard University. Treasurer. Ledger accounts, etc., 1721-1963 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Massachusetts. Treasury Dept. Notices from the Treasurer and Receiver-General to the Select Men or Assessors of the towns of Dartmouth, Hadley, Rehoboth, and Yarmouth, 1759-1805. State Library of Massachusetts
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associatedWith All About Us/Nous Autres. corporateBody
associatedWith Allen family. family
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Endicott, Katharine Sears. person
memberOf Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Treasurer. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Treasurer. corporateBody
associatedWith Hodges, Captain. person
associatedWith Holmes family. family
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parentOf Jackson, James, 1777-1867. person
grandparentOf Jackson, J. B. S. (John Barnard Swett), 1806-1879. person
parentOf Jackson, P. T. (Patrick Tracy), 1780-1847. person
associatedWith Massachusetts. Treasury Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith National United Committee to Free Angela Davis. corporateBody
associatedWith Porter and King (Bath, Me.) corporateBody
associatedWith Price, Ezekiel, 1727-1802. person
associatedWith Price, Richard, 1723-1791 person
associatedWith Salter, Richard. person
associatedWith Salter, Sampson. person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
memberOf United States. Continental Congress corporateBody
associatedWith Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 person
associatedWith Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 person
associatedWith Webber, Samuel, 1759-1810 person
correspondedWith Welsh, Thomas. person
associatedWith Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816 person
associatedWith Wingate, [P.] person
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Newburyport MA US
Boston MA US
Boston MA US
Cambridge MA US
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Alcoholic beverage industry
Alcoholic beverages
Correspondence
Hotelkeepers
License system
Liquor laws
Marriage
United States marshals
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Bank presidents
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Legislators
Merchants
Public officers
State Representative
State Senator
State Treasurer
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Birth 1743-06-04

Death 1810-03-05

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