'''James Jackson''' may refer to:
{{tocright}} <!--Ordered chronologically by date of birth/first date active)--> == Military == * James Jackson (British Army officer) (1790–1871), British Army general * James S. Jackson (1823–1862), Union General in the American Civil War * James W. Jackson ({{Circa|1824}}–1861), shooter of Elmer Ellsworth during the American Civil War * James Jackson (colonial administrator), British Army officer, acting commandant of St Mary's Island, 1829–1830 * James Jackson (Medal of Honor) (1833–1916), U.S. Army officer * James F. Jackson (born 1951), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
== Politics == * James Jackson (Georgia politician) (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia congressman, senator and governor * James Jackson (Alabama politician) (1782–1840), businessman, racehorse investor, state legislator * James Jackson (congressman) (1819–1887), Georgia Congressman, grandson of Senator James Jackson * James M. Jackson (1825–1901), West Virginia Congressman * James Jackson Jr. (New York politician) ({{Circa|1826}}–1891), New York politician * James Jackson (Massachusetts politician) (1881–1952), American politician in Massachusetts * James K. Jackson, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama, 1894–1898 * James E. Jackson (1914–2007), American labor unionist, political official and activist * James H. Jackson (born 1939), American politician, science teacher, coach and businessman in Iowa. * James Jackson (Rhode Island politician) American politician, member of the Rhode Island state legislature from 2019–2021
== Religion == * James Jackson (historian) (died 1770), Anglican clergyman and author * James Jackson (priest) (1778–1841), Anglican priest * James Jackson (clergyman) ({{Circa|1789}}–1851), Canadian Methodist minister
== Science and mathematics == * James Caleb Jackson (1811–1895), American nutritionist * James R. Jackson (1924–2011), American mathematician * James Jackson (psychologist) (1944–2020), social psychologist and member of the National Science Board * James A. Jackson (born 1954), British professor of geophysics at Cambridge University
== Sports == * James Jackson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–{{Circa|1976}}), British footballer * James Jackson (cyclist) (1908–1977), Canadian Olympic cyclist * James Jackson (American football) (born 1976), American football player * Boo Jackson (born 1981), American basketball player
== Other == * James Jackson (steelmaker) (1771–1829), English manufacturer who established the first steel mill in France * James Jackson (physician) (1777–1867), Massachusetts physician * James Hayter Jackson (1800–1877), New Zealand mariner, whaler and trader * James U. Jackson (1856–1925), founder and developer of the city of North Augusta, South Carolina * James Ranalph Jackson (1882–1975), Australian painter * Onision, American YouTuber
==See also== *Jim Jackson (disambiguation) *Jamie Jackson (disambiguation)
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