Henry Jackson (Minnesota pioneer)

Henry Jackson (February 1, 1811 – July 31, 1857) was an American pioneer, businessman, and politician from Minnesota.

Henry Jackson
Henry Jackson in 1855
Member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature
In office
3 September 1849 – 31 December 1850
Personal details
Born
Henry Jackson

(1811-02-01)February 1, 1811
Abingdon, Virginia, United States
DiedJuly 31, 1857(1857-07-31) (aged 46)
OccupationMerchant

Biography

Born in Abingdon, Virginia, Jackson served in the Texas army under Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution. He moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, then Galena, Illinois, where he opened a store. After some difficulties, he moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota and was the first merchant to settle there. He was also the first postmaster in Saint Paul and served on the Saint Paul Town Council. He was also appointed justice of the peace by Henry Dodge, Governor of Wisconsin Territory, for what is now St. Croix County, Wisconsin. From 1847 to 1848, Jackson served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, serving in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives, and in 1849 he was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature, serving in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. In 1852, he helped found Mankato, Minnesota. Jackson County, Minnesota was named after him.[1][2][3] He was a Democrat.[4]

Notes
  1. 'Minnesota In Three Centuries 1685-1908,' Lucius Frederick Hubbard, Return Ira Holcombe, Warren Upham, Frank Holman, The Publishing Society of Minnesota: 1908, pg. 119-120
  2. 'Minnesota Historical Society Collection,' 1901, pg. 144-146
  3. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present Henry Jackson
  4. "Ho, for the Polls!". Prairie du Chien Patriot. 31 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 3 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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