Sir George Jackson Duckett, 1st Baronet was a British naval administrator and politician.
Background
Born George Jackson, probably in Yorkshire, the third but oldest surviving son of George Jackson (1687/8–1758) of Hill House, Richmond, Yorkshire, and Ellerton Abbey, Yorkshire, and Hannah, daughter of William Ward of Guisborough, Yorkshire.
Career
He was created a baronet in 1791. Jackson was made Deputy Secretary to The Admiralty in 1766 and appointed Judge Advocate of the Fleet in 1768. In this capacity he was largely responsible for the conduct of the court martial of Admiral Lord Keppel in 1779 and the subsequent enquiry into the evidence of Sir Hugh Palliser.
Jackson resigned from the secretaryship in 1782 but remained Judge Advocate until his death.
In his honour, Captain Cook named both Cape Jackson in New Zealand, and Portuguese Jackson in New South Wales, Australia. He was sole proprietor of the Stort Navigation.
Membership
16th Parliament of Great Britain. 17th Parliament of Great Britain]
He sat as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis from 1786-1788, and for Colchester from 1790-1796.