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exposition. In 1900-01 iio had charge of the five city wftterworkw cribu of Cliicago, III. lie was engineer in charge of the location of a railroad acroM Vii^nia and West Virginia. He has designed new methoda and applinn.rs >,.[• oi'i'i ;if ini_' f(»al mines. Jaclunan, Wilbur Samnel, educator, author, was bom Jan. 12, 1955, in MedianicS' town, Ohio. In lOOl he Wcarnc (1t>an and head of the department of natural acienoe in the university of Cliieago. He was tiie author of Natuf-v' Study for Common .Sihools;

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and Nature Study

Grades.

He

died in

for the Gramin Chieago,ni.

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Jackson, Abnei, clergyman, collotrr pn'sidvnt, waa born Nov. i, 1811, in Washington, Pa. Tn 1858 Dr. Jaelcson aceef»t«d an rIt'< tion to the ]>rt -Ii!. :i< y iind the proft-ssorabip of the evidences of Christianity at Hobart college of Genem, N.T.; and In ISfiT b«'oanie president of Trinitv college* He died April 10, 1874, in Hartford, Conn.

Abraban TaleBtine Williana, «dand orientalist of OfvS TJiv. r^id,. di ivo.

Jadcson, ui'otor

New York City, was born Feb. 0, 1862, in New York City. He gradnated with the deA.n. from Columbia college, and since 1805 has bren professor of Indo-Iranian languages in that Inatitntion. He has visited India and Ceylon and the East for pur|x>Hi>8 of study and res«>arch and archa;ological investigations. He is tlx' author of A Hymn of Zoroastrr; I'.r>iia. Past and Pn-?»ent Zoroaster, the Prophet of Ancient Iran: and otiier works. He also edited a History of India, in nine volumes. gr.H'

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Jackson,

Abraham

Willard,

7,

He served through

Maino.

Portland,

clergy1843, in

»«oIdier,

man, author, was born April

thr-

He is a uniform«'rly a pastor in New Hampsliir*' and California; but has sine*' (jcvotj'd liiinsidf to study and literary <-iil

war as

tarian

work

cltTj.rv

at

a private soldier.

man



was

He

Concord. Mass.

the author

is

of 'I'll*' Imminent God; James Martineau, a Bioyrapiiy and Study; and Deafness and Chei-r fulness.

Andrew, seventh president of Stat* s, eongn ssman. United nator, was born March ^^. 1767.

Jackson, the St« in

I'nitt-d t<>s

st

Washaw, Lancaster county. a

received

English

S.C.,

and

common education.

Andrew, like (Jeorge Washington, fought in

tin-

r<

olntionary

war.

joining a company of volunteers at tln'

In

air*'

of

fourtren.

17M he began

st!iily

the of law at Sal-

isbury. N <'.. and was after appitinted solicitor for that por* of til"' stat*" now t imi au Tenne»H«'e, In 1791 he married

soon

known

Mra. Rachel Roharts, a

woman who Imd

been divorced from

2>T

husband. In 1795 he was a memlwr of tlie convention that fornu-d

hi-r

tiie stat4> oon-<( itut

ion of Tennessee,

and in 170.')-97 he was a rt [ii •••"iitative to the fourth congress, in 171>7-U» and 182327 he was ITnited States senator. He resigned his scat as si'nator in 17!>H, and was elected judge of the supreme court of Tennessee, whieh position tie held until 1804.

When

the T'nitcl States dftlarcd war against Great Britain in 1812 Jackson entered the army, and in 1814 he received the appointment of major (ri-nrral. H»' continued in the army, lighting th»- Hritish and Indians, until 1818, and then resigned his commission. In 18 12 President M«»nro4» appointed him governor of the territory of Florida. In IH24 hf was an unsneeessful candidate for the presidency, but Buccensful in 1H2H. and wan inaugurated March 4, 1820. He was reelected in 1832, and took the oath of otlice a seeond time March 4, 1833. At the close of his administration. March 4. 1H,17. he retired to the Hermitage, in Tennefi»ee, and died on the 8th day of June, 184.1. Jackson held office ^Judicial, political and military in all about twenty five

—

He

years.

died tolerably well off. Uis famous toast was: Our union—-it must be preserv.d. Jackson, Alfred Metcalf, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 14, 1800, In South Carrollton. Ky. He was educated at the West Kentucky college. In 1881 be moved to Howard, Kan., and was engaged in the practice of law. In 1K!»0 he was elected county attorney; and in 1892 was elected judire of the thirteenth judicial district. In 1^1-03 he was a representative from Kansas to the flfty-seventb congress

as a demor: .it. Jaduon, Amos Henry, manufacturer, congressman, was born May 10. 1847, near Franklin, N.Y. Since 1882 he has been engaged in the manufacture of muslin and flannelette undergarments; and is president of the Jacksofl knife and shear company <»f Fremont, Ohio. In 18!»7-1!»01 hv was mayor of Fremont, Ohio. In Ofi he was a representative from Ohio to the fifty-eighth congress as a n jnihlitan. Jackson, Charles, governor, was born in 1707. He was the thirteenth governor of Rhode Island in 184r>.4«. He died Tan. 21, lS7r>.

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idencc. H.I.

Jackson, Charles, lawyer, jurist, author,

was bom May 31, U'a, in Newbur>'port, Mm In lSl.-}-2:J he was jmlge of the .las!^achuiH>tts supreme court. He was the of Treatise on Real Actions. He l;{, IH.").'), in Hoston. Mass. Jackson, Charles Akcrman, painter, artl»t. was born Autf. 13, 18.j7, in .Tamaira Plain- Mass. v .1painte,! portraits of

.lutiior

died Dec.

'

IJisliop

many


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otltcr

Jackson, thor,

Dr. .Mexander McKenzie; Gordon of Boston, Mass.; and

lirooks;

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iiti

in<

Charles

tit

jicoph*.

Davis,

was horn Dec

15,

tlergyman, auSalem,

1811, 'in

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