Isaac Rand Jackson

Isaac Rand Jackson
U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark
In office May 20, 1841 – July 27, 1842
Appointed by	William Henry Harrison
Preceded by	Jonathan F. Woodside
Succeeded by	William W. Irwin
Personal details
Born	(1806-01-13)January 13, 1806
Died	July 27, 1842(1842-07-27) (aged 36) Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse	Louisa Catherine Carroll ​ ​ (m. 1833)​
Children	5
Parent(s)	Abraham Jackson Hannah Parsons

Isaac Rand Jackson (January 13, 1806 – July 27, 1842) was an American diplomat and collector.

Early life

Jackson was born in 1804.^[1] He was a son of Hannah (née Parsons) Jackson (b. 1783) and Abraham Jackson (1748–1823) of Newburyport, a Loyalist during the Revolution who was an officer of Excise under King George III. Among his siblings was Ellen Jackson, who married George F. Pearson, Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy who commanded the Pacific Squadron during the later part of the American Civil War.^[2]

His maternal grandparents were Capt. Jonathan Parsons and Hannah (née Giles) Parsons.^[1] After the death of Capt. Parsons, his grandmother married Stephen Cross, Esq.^[2]

Career

Jackson was described as: "A man of brilliant parts, and of great promise; of highly cultivated mind, of refined taste, and remarkable for a pleasing and easy address, and graceful manners"^[2]

He practiced law in Philadelphia and collected "minerals, coins, statuary" and "his natural taste for these pursuits was cultivated and strengthened by a residence of two years in Europe, and a pedestrian tour of Switzerland." Jackson was appointed U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark on May 20, 1841, by President William Henry Harrison, who was his personal friend.^[2] He presented his credentials on October 12, 1841.^[3]

Personal life

In 1833, Jackson was married to Louisa Catherine Carroll (1809–1869), the youngest daughter of Charles Carroll of Homewood (son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence)^[4] and Harriet (née Chew) Carroll (daughter of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania).^[5] Together, they were the parents of:^[6]

• Louisa Carroll Jackson, who died young.^[5]
• Harriet Carroll Jackson (1835–1877), who married Leonard Douglas Hay Currie of the British Army in 1862.^[5][7]
• Charles Carroll Jackson (1836–1900),^[8] a merchant who married Minnie Coster and, after her death, Mary Van Nest, daughter of Abraham Van Nest, in 1882;^[9] he died of peritonitis aboard the S.S. Columbia.^[10]
• Oswald Chew Jackson (1838–1891), a merchant who married Ella Moore Willing, a daughter of Caroline Willing and Dr. Edward Peace of Philadelphia;^[5][11] he drowned at sea.^[9]
• Mary Ellen Jackson (1841–1909), who married Capt. Nalbro Frazier, son of Nalbo Frazier and uncle to Charles W. Ogden, in 1867.^[12]

Jackson died at his post in Copenhagen on July 27, 1842, after an illness of three weeks.^[3][13] His body was returned to America and he was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

References

1. The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data: With Brief Biographical Sketches, of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin. Chapin family association. 1924. p. 600. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. Vinton, John Adams (1864). The Giles Memorial. Genealogical Memoirs of the Families Bearing the Names of Giles, Gould, Holmes ... Also Genealogical Sketches of the Pool, Very ... and Other Families, with a History of Pemaquid, Ancient and Modern; Some Account of Early Settlements in Maine, and Some Details of Indian Warfare. 137. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. "Isaac Rand Jackson - People - Department History". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. Richardson, Hester Dorsey (1913). Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families, by Hester Dorsey Richardson ... Williams and Wilkins Company. p. 60. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. Keith, Charles Penrose (1883). The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, who Held Office Between 1733-1776: And Those Earlier Councillors who Were Some Time Chief Magistrates of the Province, and Their Descendants. W.S. Sharp Prtg. Company. pp. 358, 361. ISBN 978-0-7884-1765-8. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. Browning, Charles Henry (1891). Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families Whose Lineage is Traced to the Legitimate Issue of Kings. Porter & Costes. p. 674. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. "Ensign Leonard Douglas Hay Currie" (PDF). The Gazette. p. 66. Retrieved 11 March 2022. Ensign Leonard Douglas Hay Currie to be Lieu- tenant, by purchase, vice Bright. Dated 23d.
8. "NEW-YORKER DIES ON THE COLUMBIA". New-York Tribune. 17 December 1900. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
9. Fraternity, Zeta Psi (1900). Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America: Founded June 1 ... 1847. Semi-centennial Biographical Catalogue, with Data to December 31, 1899. The Fraternity. p. 194. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
10. The Alumni Register of the University of Pennsylvania. General Alumni Society. 1900. p. 164. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
11. Keen, Gregory Bernard (1913). The Descendants of Jöran Kyn of New Sweden. Swedish colonial society. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-608-31887-5. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
12. Leach, Josiah Granville (1910). Some Account of Capt. John Frazier and His Descendants: With Notes on the West and Checkley Families. Private Circulation. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
13. "Issac Rand Jackson, Esq". Detroit Free Press. 29 August 1842. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

External links

• Isaac Rand Jackson (?–1842) at the United States Department of State

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Jonathan F. Woodside	U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 1841-1842 As Chargé d'Affaires	Succeeded by William W. Irwin