James Jackson 1
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"James Jackson 1," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/111.
- Position
- Coachman
- Years in President's House
- circa 1797 – 1800
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- White
- Presidency
- John Adams
- Biography
- James Jackson was born in around 1772 in Quincy, Massachusetts.1 He briefly worked as a coachman for the Adams family at the President’s House in Philadelphia. James passed away on October 22, 1800, and never worked at the White House.2
- “Mr. James Jackson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1928,” Ancestry, accessed June 10, 2025, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/records/8183284?tid=&pid=&queryId=60d9542c-fda6-4663-9370-7671cea40a71&_phsrc=OuO265&_phstart=successSource.
- “Mr. James Jackson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1928,” Ancestry, accessed June 10, 2025, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/records/8183284?tid=&pid=&queryId=60d9542c-fda6-4663-9370-7671cea40a71&_phsrc=OuO265&_phstart=successSource
- Birthplace
- Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
- Unclear from Context
- Related Association Content
- https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-households-of-john-adams