Patrick Churchill Jack (1808–August 4, 1844) was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas from 1841 to 1844.
Patrick C. Jack | |
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| Justice of the Republic of Texas | |
| In office 1841 – August 4, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Richardson A. Scurry |
| Succeeded by | Milford Phillips Norton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Churchill Jack 1808 Wilkes County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1844 (aged 35–36) |
| Cause of death | Yellow fever |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Profession | Judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Battles/wars | Texas Revolution |
Patrick Churchill Jack was born in 1808 in Wilkes County, Georgia. His father, also named Patrick Jack, led a Georgia regiment during the war of 1812. He started his legal career in Jefferson County, Alabama before moving to Mexican Texas and receiving a small land grant in present-day Grimes County, Texas. Jack and his brother William Houston Jack both fought in the Texas Revolution in 1832,[1][2] and Jack was a delegate to the Texas conventions of 1832 and 1833, representing the district of Liberty.[3][1]
Jack died of yellow fever while campaigning as a candidate for Vice President of Texas,[4] and was first buried at Houston City Cemetery, then exhumed and reburied in Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston, and then exhumed a third time in 1942 for burial at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.[1][5]
Jack County, Texas, and its county seat Jacksboro, are named for Patrick Jack and his brother William Houston Jack.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Churchill Jack". University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library.
- ^ a b Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.
- ^ Kemp, L. W. (1 May 2019). "Jack, Patrick Churchill". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Patrick C. Jack, Esq.", The Times-Picayune (August 20, 1844), p. 2.
- ^ "Patrick Churchill Jack". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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