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  James Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Jackson (politician) (1757-1806) was a Revolutionary War soldier, Congressman, Senator, and Governor from the state of Georgia
James Jackson (congressman) (1819-1887) was a Congressman from Georgia, a judge advocate on the staff of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and a trustee of the University of Georgia.
James Caleb Jackson was the inventor of granola.
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 Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
Jackson's administrations were highlighted by the frustration of sectional attempts to weaken the central government by state nullification of federal law, and by the President's confrontation with the Bank of the United States.
Andrew Jackson was born at a settlement on the banks of Crawford's Branch of Waxhaw Creek in South Carolina on March 15, 1767, the third son of immigrant parents from northern Ireland, Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Hutchinson.
Jackson's fiery defense of national sovereignty was balanced by repeated reminders of the rights of states and the danger inherent in reckless federal spending or incursion of the central government into areas constitutionally closed to national action.
www.wintektx.com /freeman/a_jackson.htm   (5239 words)

  
 The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (Ja-Ji)
James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) was a reputed son of James II and pretender to the English throne.
James V was King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542.
James VI was King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625.
www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C7A.HTM   (6759 words)

  
 TDGH - September 21
Georgia politician James Jackson was born in Moreton-Hampstead in Devonshire County, England.
Jackson became a Whig and served in the Georgia militia during the American Revolution.
Jackson had extensive political experience, serving in the Georgia General Assembly during the 1780s and 1790s, in the U.S. House of Representatives (1789-1791), as governor (1798-1801), and in the U.S. Senate (1793-95 and 1801-06).
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-sep/sep21.htm   (1252 words)

  
 James Gillespie Birney - Bay City, Bay County, MI / BAY-journal
James was a national figure whose life was caught up in the struggle against slavery.
James Gillespie Birney was the son of a wealthy Irish family and this, along with his own capabilities, provided him with financial freedom to pursue many worthy causes and a leadership position in the anti-slavery movement.
James was a friend of her husband, H.B. Stanton and both were heading for the World's Anti-slavery Convention being held there.
bay-journal.com /bay/1he/people/fp-birney-james-g.html   (4036 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
James Jackson, chief of police in the largest city in Ohio, does not hold press conferences or attend public events or city council meetings, NewsChannel 4's Nancy Burton reported.
Jackson proposed eliminating officers who work on foot and bike patrols as well as those who work in schools.
Jackson says he has fought city hall so many times, he's lost count.
www.officer.com /news/IBS/wcmh/news-2287614.html   (322 words)

  
 James Jackson Jeffries --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Jackson is located on the Pearl River, with New Orleans, La., 171 miles (275 kilometers) to the south and Vicksburg 41 miles (66 kilometers) to the west.
U.S. politician Maynard Jackson was elected in 1973 as the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Ga. At the age of 35, he was also the youngest person to become mayor of a major U.S. city.
Jackson served two consecutive terms as mayor (1974–82) and was reelected to a third term in 1989.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043489   (702 words)

  
 Still Somebody - Christianity Today magazine - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
The rap against Jackson for many evangelicals is that he is a Christian minister who does not have a credible "spiritual witness." He's constantly craving the media spotlight and imposing the race issue on all his dealings, whether it's legitimate or not.
Jackson recalls the irony of growing up in the shadow of Bob Jones University, "which had the audacity to preach to us about having saved lives while they advocated a white supremacist God." And then there were the white churches where his father did janitorial work.
Jackson invited Meeks to join the delegation of clergy who went with him to Yugoslavia in 1999 to lobby Slobodan Milosevic for the release of three American soldiers, and he eventually named Meeks his heir apparent at Rainbow/PUSH.
www.ctlibrary.com /8418   (4100 words)

  
 Correspondence of Andrew Jackson. Edited by John Spencer Bassett.
President Monroe decided that Jackson was the man to inaugurate the new government in Florida and urged him to become governor of that territory, a request to which Jackson yielded with apparent reluctance, resigning his military office as he took the new position.
In the Jackson Manuscripts themselves are a few stray allusions to Jackson's personal attitude toward the campaign, and they go to show that his associates were alarmed lest he burst out in anger at some of the tactics of his opponents and in so doing destroy the work so carefully done.
In Jackson's letters at this time are found evidences that he sincerely believed that politics had fallen into the hands of demagogues, that there was a crying need of reform, and that the safety of the republic was threatened by corrupt men.
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 Welcome to The American Presidency
He was widely acclaimed as the symbol of what the new American thought himself to be—a self-made man, son of the frontier, endowed with virtue and God-given strength because of his closeness to nature, and possessed of indomitable will and moral courage.
This measure probably helped precipitate the panic of 1837, but by that time Jackson had yielded office to his successor, Van Buren, whose victory in 1836 over the disorganized Whigs was a testimony to the political invincibility of his patron.
Even in retirement at the Hermitage, Jackson remained a potent force in the Democratic party, but his last years were primarily preoccupied with financial distress resulting from his assumption of the debts of his improvident adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (J)
King James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625), Reigned, Scotland from 1567, England 1603-25.
James I of Scotland (1394-1437), Reigned Scotland 1424-1437.
James V of Scotland (1512-1542), Father of Mary Queen of Scots; reigned Scotland 1513-1542.
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 "J" Famous People
Jackson, Glenda (1936-) Actress and politician, born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, NW England...
James II (1430-60) King of Scots (1437-60), the son of James I. James III (1452-88) King of Scots (1460-88), the son of James II.
James IV (1473-1513) King of Scots (1488-1513), the eldest son of James III.
www.jonathanselby.com /Jfam   (6167 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Stonewall Jackson was heavily influenced by the writings of Lord Chesterfield and began collecting maxims as part of his search for status as a gentleman before he became famous during the war.
Jackson's well known social awkwardness and reticence in public is clearly delineated by his choices.
i have to believe that, given thomas jackson's strong faith in god, it wasn't long after stonewall crossed the river and sat down to rest beneath the tree that he realized he'd made a horrible horrible decision in fighting for white supremacy and the slavery of his brothers and sisters on earth.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1581822960?v=glance   (1191 words)

  
 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MARION
Jimmie Jackson was killed when James Reeb, a committed Unitarian white minister was fatally clubbed to the ground, They remembered how President Johnson sent flowers to the garret Mrs.
Not that they felt that the death of James Reeb was less tragic, but because they felt that the failure to mention Jimmy Jackson only reinforced the impression that to white Americans the life of a Negro is insignificant and meaningless.
A farm labour and church deacon, Jackson was active in the
www.bama.ua.edu /~aast/marion/blackmarion.htm   (595 words)

  
 CHRISTIAN COUNTY KY - PERRIN HISTORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
James Robinson, one of the earliest settlers of the county, served through the entire struggle for liberty, and came to Christian County iii 1786.
James E. Rankin, had been shot and killed by a party of guerrillas, calling themselves Confederate soldiers, and in retaliation two innocent prisoners from Daviess County were brought down to Henderson to be shot.
Jackson was a man of mans peculiar, marked and admirable traits.
www.kyseeker.com /christian/perrin/chap7.html   (10106 words)

  
 Jackson Family Crest
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John, Margaret, Robert and Henry Jackson, who all settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635; Abram Jackson, who arrived in Virginia in 1667; Ann Jackson, who immigrated to Maryland in 1744.
Jacksons of Perry or Those Descendants and Ascendants of James Jackson born 1796 by Daniel L. Jackson, Nicholas Jackson of Rowley, Massachusetts, and his Descendants, 1635-1976 by Blake Smith Jackson, Pioneers West of Appalachia by Jane Parker McManus.
In the Jackson coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/jackson-family-crest.htm   (569 words)

  
 Lawrence County, Tennessee, Genealogy
The county seat, Lawrenceburg, was chosen in 1819 because of its proximity to the center of the county and the fact that Jackson's Military Road ran on the eastern edge of the town.
James Jackson Pennington was our most famous inventor having invented and patented a working model of an "Aerial Bird" -- similar to a zeppelin -- in 1877.
Thomas Paine was a lawyer, politician, and teacher, but most important, he was appointed the first Commissioner of Education in Tennessee in the 1880's by the Governor.
www.tngennet.org /lawrence   (997 words)

  
 TDGH - February 11
Nightly guard duty would be rotated among tithings, with an armed colonist stationed at the newly constructed guardhouse near the edge of the bluff.
Created from portions of Franklin County, the county was named for Georgia militia general, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and future Georgia governor James Jackson.
In 1795, Jackson resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate to return to Georgia to lead an effort to repeal the scandalous Yazoo Act.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-feb/feb11.htm   (1256 words)

  
 IHX Manuscripts H-J
An active local Democratic politician, he was instrumental in the formation of Jersey County, and became known to prominent figures such as Stephen A. Douglas and John M. Palmer.
Stephen A. Hurlbut was a noted Illinois politician and Civil War general who later served as the first commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and minister to Colombia and Peru.
James Nelson of Boulder City, Nev., donated the photocopy to the Survey in 1970.
www.library.uiuc.edu /ihx/col_info-hij.htm   (8318 words)

  
 Riadys Calling in Clinton's Marker in East Timor? [Free Republic]
Of his 3 sons, James was a permanent resident of the United States, Stephen was educated here, and Andrew worked in California in the early 1980's.
He failed, but one of the brokers in the deal was Jackson Stephens of Little Rock, Arkansas, who tried to interest a disappointed Riady in joining Stephens, Inc., one of America's largest private investment banks outside of Wall Street-and one with which the Riadys would have an extended relationship.
James was installed as the bank's chief operating officer, and a whole team of ethnic Chinese from Indonesia came to work in Little Rock.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a37dc2e892af7.htm   (3639 words)

  
 Martin Van Buren and the Railroads
Van Buren was never the man to presume on Jackson, and he was too conscious of his position to initiate any correspondence with Jackson's lieutenant [James A. Hamilton], though he responded when his advice was sought.
The published letters of Jackson include the February 14 letter but nothing else addressed to Van Buren during this period--certainly no reply to a letter about the evils of railroads.
Third, Van Buren was a highly sophisticated politician known as the "Little Magician" not the bumpkin portrayed in the letter.
www.fhwa.dot.gov /infrastructure/vanburen.htm   (1325 words)

  
 Lawrence County, Tennessee Genealogical Records Information
As a major thoroughfare from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, the Military Road played a significant role in the economic development of the county; in April 1821 the road was relocated through the center of town.
James Jackson Pennington, a well-known local inventor, patented a working model of an "Aerial Bird," a flying machine similar to a zeppelin, in 1877.
Thomas H. Paine, lawyer, politician, and educator, was appointed state superintendent of public instruction in the 1880s by Governor William B. Bate, and in 1899 he became Tennessee commissioner of agriculture.
www.mytennesseegenealogy.com /tn_county/law.htm   (1302 words)

  
 TheStreet.com: Easy Money: Our Quizzical Tribute to Presidents
We have yet to enjoy an MBA as president: imagine the State of the Union address as a PowerPoint presentation.
His appearance on the ballot is a mere coincidence, and he has a genuine fondness for standing in train stations and shaking hands with 500 strangers.
Today, every politician denounces special interest groups, especially the ones that don't contribute to him.
www.thestreet.com /pf/comment/easymoney/885988.html   (520 words)

  
 Jackson metro & state news - The Clarion-Ledger
While in town, she also attended a Thompson fund-raising event at the Cabot Lodge, a few weeks before the congressman learns which Republican he will face at his November election.
Byram educator James Broadwater, Jackson businesswoman Stephanie Summers-O'Neal and consultant Clinton LeSueur of Greenville are the Republicans running.
Pelosi said she is scheduled to speak to the National Governors Association on Tuesday, when she will discuss the Medicaid issue.
www.clarionledger.com /news/0402/20/m04.html   (435 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Jackson family of Georgia
These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
It is the Internet's most comprehensive source for American political biography, listing 107,137 politicians, living and dead.
The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
politicalgraveyard.com /families/1760.html   (348 words)

  
 GUARD - Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution
Not pictured is Compatriot and Marion County Counselor, Earl Salisbury who was assigned to temporary duty.
Let it be known that Earl is a politician who knows his business.
The mid-route precision maneuver by the twelve and one half INSSAR Color Guardsmen was well received by the parade spectators.
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 Still Somebody - Christianity Today Magazine
Despite an embarrassing scandal and widespread irritation with his methods, Jesse Jackson continues to be an influential voice in the church.
It's easy to love people who are in your comfort zone, but loving people outside of that zone … That's getting beyond private salvation into defining brotherhood in much broader terms."
… Just because [Jackson] is out doing his work doesn't mean that he's no longer repentant for what he did.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2002/002/8.64.html   (4143 words)

  
 [No title]
Megatron's Master Plan Part 2 by Donald F. Glut Megatron conspires with a human politician and sets up the Autobots so it appears that they are not acting in Earth's best interest.
The Autobots are put into a ship and sent back to Cybertron, but discover Megatron has reset the course to take them into the sun.
Just for the record, that makes a total of 227 different known episodes/ variations of episodes during the original run.
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 Transformers Episode Guide
Megatron conspires with a human politician and sets up the Autobots so it appears that they are not acting in Earth's best interest.
Just for the record, that makes a total of 227 different known episodes/variations of episodes during the original run.
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