Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress 1789-1791
 
The First Federal Congress

Representative James Jackson

Life dates:

 

21 September 1757-19 March 1806

Place of Residence (1789):

 

Savanna , Georgia

Occupation (1789) :

 

Planter; Lawyer

Place of Birth:

 

Devonshire , England

Age (1789) :

 

31

Religion (1789):

 

Unknown

College Education :

 

None

Marital Status (1789):

 

Married

Military Service during the Revolutionary War:

 

Officer, State Militia

Prior Political Offices:

 
  • Provincial Congress
  • Constitutional Convention
  • State Legislature

Delegate to Federal Convention:

 

No

Delegate to State Ratification Convention:

 

No

Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution :

 

Unknown

Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive fuctions)

 

Low

Last year of continuous service in House:

 

1790

   

 
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