William Jackson was an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, the secretary to the United States Constitutional Convention and one of President George Washington's personal secretaries. - AsNotedIn
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1787/05/25 | Nominated by Alexander Hamilton, William Jackson is appointed secretary to the United States Constitutional Convention on the first day of business. | Secretary | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Constitutional Convention | ||
| 1789/10/30 | President Washington spends the night at Tracy Mansion as a guest of Jonathan Jackson. He left Newburyport the next morning after a breakfast hosted by Tristam Dalton at his house across the street. | Guest | Tracy Mansion, Newburyport Public Library | Newburyport | United States of America's First Presidential Tour | ||
| 1824/09/28 | General La Fayette is received by the Corporation of the City of Philadelphia in the Hall of Independence. Major William Jackson gives the welcoming speech before Lafayette gives his address. | Dignitary | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
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