The Jacksons of Missouri
- Hancock Lee Jackson (1796–1876), delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1845 1846, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1857–1861, Governor of Missouri 1857. Cousin of Claiborne Fox Jackson.
- Claiborne Fox Jackson (1806–1862), Missouri State Representative 1836 1842–1848, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1845 1846, Missouri State Senator 1848–1849, Governor of Missouri 1861–1862. Cousin of Hancock Lee Jackson.
NOTE: Claiborne Fox Jackson was also brother-in-law of Missouri Governor Meredith Miles Marmaduke and uncle of Missouri Governor John Sappington Marmaduke.
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“I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)