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Jonathan Jackson was one of the richest merchants in Newburyport. Delegate to the Provincial congress of 1775; representative in the state legislature, 1777; delegate to the Continental congress, 1782; state senator, 1789 for the district of Massachusetts, under President Washington, 1789-91;
treasurer of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1802-06; inspector and later supervisor of internal revenue; president of the state bank for several years; treasurer of Harvard corporation, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1807-10.
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Jonathan Jackson was one of the richest merchants in Newburyport. Delegate to the Provincial congress of 1775; representative in the state legislature, 1777; delegate to the Continental congress, 1782; state senator, 1789 for the district of Massachusetts, under President Washington, 1789-91;
treasurer of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1802-06; inspector and later supervisor of internal revenue; president of the state bank for several years; treasurer of Harvard corporation, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1807-10.
Information at www.gravematter.com
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