Mortimer M. Jackson

The Honorable Mortimer M. Jackson
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
ex officio
In office September 1848 – June 1, 1853
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 5th Circuit
In office September 1848 – June 1, 1853
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Montgomery M. Cothren
3rd and 5th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory
In office 1845 – January 22, 1846
Governor	Henry Dodge
Preceded by	William Pitt Lynde
Succeeded by	A. Hyatt Smith
In office June 26, 1842 – 1844
Governor	James Duane Doty
Preceded by	Horatio Wells
Succeeded by	William Pitt Lynde
Personal details
Born	Mortimer Melville Jackson (1809-03-05)March 5, 1809 Rensselaerville, New York
Died	October 13, 1889(1889-10-13) (aged 80) Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Whig (before 1855)
Spouses	Catharine Garr (m. 1838; died 1875)
Occupation	Lawyer, judge
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Mortimer Melville Jackson (March 5, 1809 – October 13, 1889) was an American lawyer, judge, and diplomat. He was a justice of the original Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1848 through 1853 and was later a United States consul general in Canada for twenty years. Prior to Wisconsin statehood, he was Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory.