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Davis, Andrew Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1826–1910, American spiritualist, b. Blooming Grove, N.Y. He became a professional clairvoyant, known as the “Poughkeepsie Seer,” after being mesmerized in 1843…

Downing, Andrew Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, American horticulturist, rural architect, and landscape gardener, b. Newburgh, N.Y. With his brother Charles Downing, 1802–85, he took over the…

Kelley, Hall Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…

Randall, Samuel Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Randall, Samuel Jackson, 1828–90, American politician, b. Philadelphia. A Democrat, he was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1863 until his death. As speaker (1876–81), he…

David HOLMES, Congress, VA (1769-1832)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican HOLMES David , a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Mary Ann Furnace, near…

George Jackson 2000 Deaths

George JacksonAge: 42 media executive who began his career in film, moved to the music industry, and finally onto the Internet, where he created the Urban Box Office Network, a group of sites…

Michael Jackson, 2004 News

pop star, pleaded not guilty in January to nine felony counts—seven of allegedly engaging in lewd acts with a child under age 14 and two of giving an intoxicant to a child. After his court…

Michael Jackson, 2005 News

pop star, was acquitted by a California jury in June of ten felony charges, including molesting a child, conspiracy, and providing alcohol to minors. He was accused of molesting a child who…

Jackson, MI Census Data

People QuickFactsJacksonMichiganPopulation, 2003 estimate 35,15210,079,985Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -3.2%1.4%Population, 2000 36,3169,938,444Population, percent…