William Jack (U.S. politician)

William Jack ( born July 29, 1788 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, † February 28, 1852 ) was an American politician. Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer William Jack began to work in this profession. In 1831 he moved to Brookville, where he worked in the trade. From 1830 to 1835, he was Chief of State militia in Westmoreland and Fayette County. In 1833, he was also sheriff in Brookville. After 1835, he moved for some time in the state of Mississippi, where he worked in the construction business. There he was involved in the construction of a channel. He then returned to Pennsylvania. Around the year 1840 he was district judge in the local Jefferson County.

Politically, Jack a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1840, he became the 23rd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Beatty on March 4, 1841. Until March 3, 1843, he was able to complete a term in Congress. His time as a deputy was charged by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, William Jack operated in agriculture. He died on 28 February 1852 in his hometown of Greensburg, where he was also buried.