JACKSON Crossword Clue

Definition of jackson

• 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845); a town in south central Michigan; a town in western Tennessee; a town in western Wyoming; capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River; English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936); general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863); United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941); United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958); United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972); United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)