Donald L. Jackson
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Donald L. Jackson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Ellis E. Patterson |
Succeeded by | Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Lester Jackson January 23, 1910 Ipswich, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 1981 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 71)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Known for | Member of the House Un-American Activities Committee |
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Biography
He served as a private in the United States Marine Corps from 1927 to 1931 and again from 1940 until discharged as a colonel in 1945 with two years' combat service overseas. He engaged in public relations, and worked as a reporter and editor in Santa Monica, California, from 1938 to 1940. He served as director of publicity for the city of Santa Monica, in 1939 and 1940.
Jackson was a congressional adviser at the ninth conference of American States at Bogotá, Colombia in 1948 and was elected as a
Jackson was appointed to the House Un-American Activities Committee to replace future president Richard Nixon, who had just been elected to the United States Senate.[4]
He worked as a radio and television commentator from 1960 to 1968, and was appointed by President Nixon as a commissioner on Interstate Commerce Commission in 1969.
Jackson resided in
See also
References
- ^ "Winner: The Bishop". Time. August 3, 1953.
- ^ "HR 6127. Civil Rights Act of 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. Passage".
- ^ "Nixon Vacancy Filled". The New York Times. December 15, 1950.
External links
- United States Congress. "Donald L. Jackson (id: J000008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress