Isaac Rand Jackson
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Isaac Rand Jackson | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark | |
| In office May 20, 1841 – July 27, 1842 | |
| Appointed by | William Henry Harrison |
| Preceded by | Jonathan F. Woodside |
| Succeeded by | William W. Irwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1806 |
| Died | July 27, 1842 (aged 36) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Spouse |
Louisa Catherine Carroll
(m. 1833) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Jackson Hannah Parsons |
Isaac Rand Jackson (January 13, 1806 – July 27, 1842) was an American diplomat and collector.
Jackson was born in 1804.[1] He was a son of Hannah (née Parsons) Jackson (b. 1783) and Abraham Jackson (1748–1823) of Newburyport, a Loyalist during the Revolution who was an officer of Excise under King George III. Among his siblings was Ellen Jackson, who married George F. Pearson, Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy who commanded the Pacific Squadron during the later part of the American Civil War.[2]
His maternal grandparents were Capt. Jonathan Parsons and Hannah (née Giles) Parsons.[1] After the death of Capt. Parsons, his grandmother married Stephen Cross, Esq.[2]
Career
Jackson was described as: "A man of brilliant parts, and of great promise; of highly cultivated mind, of refined taste, and remarkable for a pleasing and easy address, and graceful manners"[2]
He practiced law in Philadelphia and collected "minerals, coins, statuary" and "his natural taste for these pursuits was cultivated and strengthened by a residence of two years in Europe, and a pedestrian tour of Switzerland." Jackson was appointed U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark on May 20, 1841, by President William Henry Harrison, who was his personal friend.[2] He presented his credentials on October 12, 1841.[3]
