Hancock Lee Jackson | |
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| 13thGovernor of Missouri | |
| In office February 27, 1857 – October 22, 1857 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Trusten Polk |
| Succeeded by | Robert Marcellus Stewart |
| 10thLieutenant Governor of Missouri | |
| In office January 5, 1857 – February 27, 1857 | |
| Governor | Trusten Polk |
| Preceded by | Wilson Brown |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office October 22, 1857 – January 3, 1861 | |
| Governor | Robert Marcellus Stewart |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Caute Reynolds |
| Member of theMissouri Senate | |
| In office 1851–1855 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1796-05-12)May 12, 1796 Madison County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1876(1876-03-19) (aged 79) Salem, Oregon, US |
| Resting place | Salem Pioneer Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 11 |
| Profession | Farmer, politician |
Hancock Lee Jackson (May 12, 1796 – March 19, 1876) was an American politician. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served as the13th Governor of Missouri in 1857, and asLieutenant Governor of Missouri in 1857, and from 1857 to 1861.
Jackson was born on May 12, 1796, inMadison County, Kentucky, to John Jackson and Mary Forrest (née Hancock) Jackson.[1] He was part of a large politicial family, withThe Political Graveyard naming him a member of the "Breathitt-Sappington-Jackson family" of Kentucky and Missouri.[1]
Jackson was educated at public schools in Madison County.[2] On March 8, 1821, he married Ursula Oldham;[1] they had eleven children together.[3] Jackson and his wife moved to Missouri in 1821,[2][4] living inHoward County until 1822, moving to then-unincorporatedRandolph County. ADemocrat, he served two terms as sherriff of Randolph County, beginning in 1829.[4] He was a delegate to the 1845 Missouri Constitutional Convention. During theMexican–American War, he served as a captain of the2nd Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers.[5]
After the war, Jackson returned to Missouri and was a member of theMissouri Senate from 1851 to 1855. He wasLieutenant Governor of Missouri from January 5 to February 27, 1857, underTrusten Polk. Following Polk's resignation asGovernor to join theUnited States Senate, Jackson assume the position and served from February 27 to October 22, 1857. He was succeeded byRobert Marcellus Stewart, who he served as Lieutenant Governor under, from October 22, 1857, to January 3, 1861. He ran for Governor in 1860, losing to Claiborne Fox Jackson.[2] Politically, he supportedstates' rights and theConfederate States of America in their secession.[4]
After serving as Lieutenant Governor, Jackson was a member of theUnited States Marshals Service and headed the Western District of Missouri, from 1860 to until his resignation in 1861, following the election of PresidentAbraham Lincoln. Afterward, he lived inSalem, Oregon. He died on March 19, 1876, aged 79, in Salem, and is buried in theSalem Pioneer Cemetery.[2][3]
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| Preceded by None | Southern Democratic nominee forGovernor of Missouri 1860 | Succeeded by None |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1857–1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Missouri February 27, 1857 – October 22, 1857 | Succeeded by |
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