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ried in 1833 to Emily J., daughter of William T. Andrews. He was house physician and surgeon in the Massachusetts General liosi)ital, 1835- 39; physician, 1839-64; and consulting physi- cian, 1804-79. He was professor of pathological

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anatomy at Harvard, 1847-54, and Shattuck pro- fessor of morbid anatomy by the provision of the founder of the chair, 1854-79. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; dean of Harvard Medical school, 1853-55, and curator of tiie Warren Anatomical museum, 1847-79. He visited Europe in 1851 and 1874, and the Barl)a. 1879.

JACKSON, John David, surgeon, was born in Danville, Ky., Dec. 12, 1834; son of John and Margaret (Spears) Jackson. He was graduated at Centre college, Ky., in 1854; studied medicine at Louisville, and was graduated M.D. at the •University of Pennsylvania in 1857. He was com- missoned surgeon in the Confederate army, Sept. 2s), 1862; was with the Army of Tennessee, 1862-63, and division surgeon in the Army of N<jrthern Virginia attached to Gen. Buslirod Johnson's corps, 1864-65. He visited the medical centers of Europe for professional knowledge; was a member of the state medical societj'; cor- responding member of the 01)stetrical society of Boston; lionorary member of the California Med- ical society; first vice-president of the American Medical a.ssociation and the autlior of numenius articles on the advanced theories in medical science and of translations from French writers. He died in Danville. Ky., Dec. 8. 1875.

JACKSON, John George, representative, was born in Clarksburg, Harrison county, Va., in 1777; son of Col. Cieorge Jackson, and grandson of .John and Elizabeth (Cummins) Jackson, who

emigrated from Calvert county, Md., to western Virginia in 1750. He was a surveyor of public lands in the territory north of the Ohio river in 1793; a member of the Virginia hou.se of bur- gesses, 1797-1801, and 1811-12; and a Democratic representative from Virginia in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 1.3tli and lltli congresses, 1803-11, 181.3-17. President Monroe appointed him U.S. judge of the western district of Virginia, and he served 1819-25. He married Polly, sister of Dolly Payne, wife of President Madison, and after her death in 1807, he married the only daugliter of Governor Meigs of Oiiio. He died at Clarksburg, Va., March 29, 1825.

JACKSON, John Jay, jurist, was born in Parkersburg, Va., Aug. 4, 1824; son of Gen. John Jay and Emma G. (Beeson) Jackson; grand- son of Judge John G. Jackson (q. v. ) and of the Hon. Jacob Beeson, U.S. district attorney for western Virginia, 1819-23; great-grand.son of Col. George Jackson (q.v.) and greats-grandson of John Jack.son, who came from Ireland to Calvert county, Md., about 1748, and removed to Virginia, about 1768. His fatlier was gradu- ated at the U.S. Military academy in 1818, was a member of the staff of Gen. Andrew Jackson and a member of the Virginia convention of 1861, when he opposed secession. John Jay Jackson, Jr., was prepared for college by the Rev. Festus Hanks, and was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1845. He was admitted to the bar in 1846; was prosecuting attorney for the commonwealth in Wirt county, 1848, and in "Wirt and Ritchie counties, 1849; a representative in the Virginia legislature 1851-57; and an elector on the Whig ticket, 1852, 1856 and 1860, casting his vote for Bell and Everett in 1860. He was appointed judge of the U.S. district court for the district of western Virginia by President Lincoln, Aug. 3, 1861. He was mar- ried, July 8, 1847, to Carrie C. Clime of Parkers- burg. Va.

JACKSON, John King, soldier, was born in Augusta, Ga., Feb. 8, 1828. He was graduated at Soutix Carolina college, Columbia, S.C., in 1846, and practised law in Augu.sta, Ga., 184&-C1. He recruited the 1st Georgia infantry, helped to fortify the city, and commanded the Augusta volunteer battalion in the state militia. He joined the Confederate army as colonel of the 5th Georgia regiment, and was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. He was assigned to the Army of Tenne.s.see and commanded the 3d brigade of Witliers's 2d division, Bragg's 2d corps of Gen. A. S. Johnston's army at Pittsburg Land- ing, April 6-7, 1862. On Dec. 28, 1802, at Stone's River, his brigade formed the reserve in Hardie's corps, being temporarily attached to Breckin- ridge's division. At the battle of Stone's River,