Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832–August 8, 1895) was an American jurist and politician. Image File history File links 19th century photograph of Howell Edmunds Jackson File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

Jackson was born in Paris, Tennessee. He moved to Jackson, Tennessee with his parents at the age of eight. He graduated from West Tennessee College in 1849, the University of Virginia in 1854, and the Cumberland School of Law in 1856. Upon admission to the bar, he practiced in Jackson and later (1859), Memphis. During the Civil War, he served the Confederacy as a Receiver of Sequestered Property (the vast majority of which was seized from Union sympathizers). Paris is a city located in Henry County, Tennessee. ... Jackson is a city located in Madison County, Tennessee. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Virginia (also referred to as UVa and often called simply Virginia for short) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Cumberland School of Law is a law school under the auspices of Samford University, which purchased it from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1962. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May...

After his civil rights were restored, he returned to Jackson in 1874 and served on the Court of Arbitration for West Tennessee on two occasions. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1880 and from that body elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to the United States Senate, serving from March 4, 1881 until April 14, 1886, when he resigned to accept appointement by President Grover Cleveland to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He served on that court until 1893, when Benjamin Harrison, despite the difference in their respective political parties, nominated him to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the death of Lucius Q. C. Lamar. Howell served on the Court until his death. He is buried in Nashville's Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... West Tennessee is one of the three traditional regions in the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Tennessee General Assembly is the formal name of the legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee The... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the President. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States of America. ... Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825–January 23, 1893) was a native Georgian who graduated from Emory College (see Emory University and Oxford College of Emory University) in 1845, and married the daughter of Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, one of the schools early presidents. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 250 acre (1 km²) cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825–January 23, 1893) was a native Georgian who graduated from Emory College (see Emory University and Oxford College of Emory University) in 1845, and married the daughter of Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, one of the schools early presidents. ... In order to become a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the U.S. Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; for Justice Peckhams father of the same name who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, see Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873). ...

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External links

• Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture biography of Justice Jackson