M.G. Jackson
Full Name: M. G. JacksonDate of birth: April 11, 1845
Date of death: January 2, 1927
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 85 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Eastland / Eastland | Eastland | |
| H | 85 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Romney / Eastland | Eastland | |
| H | 93 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Lone Grove / Llano | Llano, Mason |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Terms of Service top
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House District 85
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland Counties in district: Eastland |
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House District 85
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Romney / Eastland Counties in district: Eastland |
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House District 93
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lone Grove / Llano Counties in district: Llano, Mason |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 40th Legislature, R.S., 1/21/1927, p. 162. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, "M.G. Jackson Dies at Eastland Sunday Morning," The Breckenridge Daily American, 1/3/1927, p. 2, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, "Company D E." Melanethon G. Jackson, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. M.G. Jackson, born about 1845 in Barber County, residence in Eastland, Texas. Pension File No. 37418, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Company D, 37th Alabama Regiment. "He joined the Confederate army as a member of the Thirty-seventh Alabama regiment, Company D. He also served as a member of a Georgia company and saw service under General Joseph E. Johnston." 40th Legislature, R.S., 1/21/1927, p. 162. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Melancthon Glenn Jackson, birth date 4/11/1845 in Chambers, Alabama; death date 1/3/1927 in Eastland, Texas. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Manlanethon G. Jackson, Jackson Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1900 - Melancthon G. Jackson, Eastland County, age 55, born April 1845 in Alabama, farmer, spouse Lucy.
Census of 1910 - M.G. Jackson, Eastland, Eastland County, age 65, farmer, spouse L.A.
Census of 1920 - Melancthon G. Jackson, Bexar County, age 75, spouse Lucy A. Melanthon Glenn Jackson in son Thomas Glenn Jackson's birth record, 2/15/1875. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - Menlanethon G. Jackson, birth date 4/11/1845 in Georgia; death date 1/2/1927 in Eastland, Eastland County; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- M.G. Jackson, birth date 4/11/1845, death date 1/2/1927, burial in Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. M.G. Jackson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. M.G. Jackson, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. M.G. Jackson, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Counties Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Insane Asylum Counties Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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30th R.S. - 1907
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Penitentiary at Rusk and North Texas Lunatic Aslyum at Terrell Counties Revenue and Taxation Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) | ||
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24th R.S. - 1895
Agricultural Affairs Mining and Minerals Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs |
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