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Jackson, Andrew
- 7th President of the United States (1829-1837) and first Westerner to be
elected President. A national military hero for his actions in the Battle of
New Orleans during the War of 1812, His term addressed many of the
significant issues in the formation of the country but was marked by
political partisanship so common in that time. He left a legacy of a strong
presidency. He was Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee two terms
(1822-1824).
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Jackson, Reverend Jesse
- Baptist Minister, American civil rights leader and politician. His
concerns for the oppressed and his dramatic oratory have attracted a large
grassroots constituency called the Rainbow Coalition.
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Jackson, Robert H.
- American Supreme Court Justice and Prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Trials.
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Janos, Paul
- Mayor of Tarrytown, NY (2000)
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Jeffries, John
- Physician & pioneer balloonist; Revolutionary War Loyalist - surgeon with
British forces; made first crossing of the English Channel by Balloon,
January 7, 1785; delivered the first public lecture in New England on
anatomy at Boston, 1789.
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Jenner, Edward
- English physician. Discoverer of small pox vaccine.
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Johansson, Bengt
- Finnish composer
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Johnson, Andrew
- The 17th President of the United States, he succeeded the assassinated
Abraham Lincoln. An attempt to unseat Secretary of War Edwin Stanton led to
his impeachment on purely political grounds; he was acquitted by one vote.
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Johnson, Richard M.
- American Vice President under Martin VanBuren
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Jolson, Al
- American vaudeville and film performer, whose trademark became
minstrel-style singing in blackface makeup. He starred in 'The Jazz Singer',
the first important motion 'talking' picture with synchronized sound.
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Jones, Anson
- 5th President of the Republic of Texas
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Jones, Frank
- Hotel and brewery owner, President of the Boston & Maine Railroad, his
hotel hosted the delegates to the conference that ended the Russo-Japanese
War. Brother Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for his
skills in negotiating at that conference.
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Jones, John Paul
- Scottish born seaman, he became a naval hero and 'Father of the U. S.
Navy'. He later commanded Russian naval ships in their war against the
Ottoman Empire.
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Jones, Melvin
- One of the founders of the Lions International, the international service
organization.
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Juarez, Benito
- First Native-American President of Mexico, he reestablished republican
government there.
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