Francis James Jackson
Francis James Jackson | |
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Born | December 1770 |
Died | 5 August 1814 (aged 43–44) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Employer | |
Parent(s) | |
Family | George Jackson |
Position held | ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkey (1796–1799), ambassador of the United Kingdom to France (1801–1802), ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United States (1809–1810), ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Prussia (1802–1806) |
Francis James Jackson (December 1770 – 5 August 1814) was a British diplomat, ambassador to the
Career
Francis Jackson entered the
In 1789 Jackson was appointed Secretary to the British
In 1809 Jackson was sent to
On Friday evening died at Brighton, in the 44th year of his age, Francis James Jackson, Esq., late his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America.
Mr Jackson had the honour of serving his Majesty and his country from the early age of 16. In the course of his professional life he was appointed Ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, and Accredited Minister to the Courts of Madrid and Berlin. At the latter place he married and resided, until the cessation of intercourse between the two kingdoms of great Britain and Prussia, in 1806. He was also employed in various temporary missions of great importance to Vienna, Paris and Copenhagen. This long and honourable career of public service, under different Administrations, abundantly proves that the confidence of his Sovereign was justly placed, and bears ample testimony to his diplomatic talents, his private life, his domestic and affectionate habits, and his virtues as a son, a brother, a husband, a father, and a friend, will never be obliterated from the memory of his relatives and connections.
– "Mr Jackson", The Morning Post, London, 11 August 1814
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14523. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 12982". The London Gazette. 19 April 1788. p. 181.
- ^ Chalmers, George (1790). A Collection of Treaties Between Great Britain and Other Powers, Volume I. London: John Stockdale. pp. 199–204.
- ^ "No. 13114". The London Gazette. 14 July 1789. p. 493.
- ^ "No. 13364". The London Gazette. 22 November 1791. p. 649.
- ^ The Later Correspondence of George III. CUP Archive. 1962. p. 19 (footnote).
- ^ "No. 13914". The London Gazette. 23 July 1796. p. 704.
- ISBN 9781843830412.
- ^ "No. 15513". The London Gazette. 7 September 1802. p. 953.
- ^ "No. 16260". The London Gazette. 23 May 1809. p. 736.
- ISBN 9781331235194.
External links
- Records relating to Francis James Jackson at the UK National Archives
- Portraits of Francis James Jackson at the National Portrait Gallery, London