Harry C. Jackson

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Harry Cook Jackson (born July 23, 1915 in Columbus , Georgia , † February 12, 2000 ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ).

Life

Jackson studied at Auburn University , where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering . Jackson was now working as an engineer. He was also admitted to the bar in 1952.

From 1961 he was a member of the Georgia Senate for 12 years . During this time he held the post of pro tempore president there for two legislative terms. In 1974 he ran unsuccessfully for a nomination as a Democratic candidate in the upcoming election of the governor of Georgia. In August 1978 he again took part in a Democratic primary , this time to run a candidate for the upcoming mayoral election in Columbus, Georgia, ousting his party colleague Jack P. Mickle , who had sought to run for a second four-year term. After Jackson was also able to decide the subsequent mayoral election for himself, he held the office from 1979 to 1982. Jackson was from 1985 a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Ports Authority and was elected chairman in September 1994.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Georgia's Official and Statistical Register (Department of Archives and History, 1965)
  2. ↑ a b Ken Rudin: In Memoriam , December 31, 2000, www.washingtonpost.com
  3. ↑ a b c SR 600 - Hon. Harry Cook Jackson - regrets at passing , February 23, 2000, Georgia General Assembly website
  4. ^ Rome News-Tribune , August 28, 1978
  5. ^ List of Mayors of Columbus, Georgia , Columbus City website
  6. ↑ Ports Authority Chairman elected ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sept. 11, 1994, Savannah News-Press @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archives.savannahnow.com
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Harry C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Harry Cook (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2000