Judge, born in Paris, Tennessee, USA. He was elected to the Tennessee state legislature (1880) and to the US Senate (Republican, Tennessee, 1880). He rose through the federal court system before his appointment to the US Supreme Court (18935) by President Harrison.
Howell Edmunds Jackson|
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Term in office |
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| March 4, 1893 – August 8, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Rufus Wheeler Peckham |
| Nominated by | Benjamin Harrison |
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April 8, 1832 Paris, Tennessee |
| Died |
August 8, 1895 |
Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832–August 8, 1895) was an American jurist and politician. 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 appointment by President Grover Cleveland to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.
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