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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Hancock Lee Jackson |
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Randolph County, Missouri , United States |
| Email | None |
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May 12, 1796
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| Died | March 19, 1876
(79 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | HANCOCK LEE JACKSON, the thirteenth governor of Missouri, was born in Madison County, Kentucky on May 12, 1796. His education was attained in the public schools of his native state. During the Mexican War, he served as a captain and fought in campaigns in the Morean Valley. After moving to Missouri, Jackson first entered politics as the sheriff of Randolph County, a position he held two terms. He also served as a delegate to the 1845 Missouri Constitutional Convention, was a member of the Missouri State Senate from 1851 to 1855, and served as the lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1857 to 1861. On February 27, 1857 Governor Trusten Polk resigned from office, and Jackson, who was the lieutenant governor at the time, assumed the duties of the governorship. During his tenure, legislative divorces were nullified; and a special gubernatorial election was held in August 1857. After running unsuccessfully for a gubernatorial term of his own, Jackson left office on October 22, 1857. He then secured an appointment to serve as the U.S. marshal of the Western District of Missouri, a post he held until 1860. Governor Hancock Lee Jackson passed away on March 19, 1876, and was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Salem, Oregon.
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