sentences:  In January 1796 (during his last months in office), Washington, who had gone to the wedding, appointed Jackson Collector for the Port of Philadelphia; Jefferson, another wedding guest, dismissed him in 1801 for politicizing his office; Jackson then started a Federalist newspaper, the "Political and Commercial Register", in Philadelphia, and edited it until 1815.He was, after his marriage, a leader of society, with Charleston manners, and his father-in-law's wealth; John Adams compared him to Sir Charles Grandison.Jackson succeeded Henry Knox in 1799 as Secretary General of the Society of the Cincinnati, a group of former Continental Army officers.