| 词条 | John Jackson (businessman) |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = John Jackson | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = John Bernard Haysom Jackson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1929|05|26}} | birth_place = Devon, England | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = The University of Cambridge | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | organization = Mishcon de Reya | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | influences = | influenced = | home_town = | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} John Bernard Haysom Jackson (born 26 May 1929)[1] is an author and campaigner, a current chairman at the solicitors firm Mishcon de Reya, and a former Chairman of the Countryside Alliance. Qualifying as a barrister in 1954, he had a career in business and the technology industries during the 60s, 70s and 80s: most notably with technology company Philips. From the 90s onwards he moved into democratic and constitutional advocacy, particularly through the Countryside Alliance, OpenDemocracy.net and Unlock Democracy.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} Early life and familyJackson was born in Devon in 1929, where he lives now.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} His family moved to the Dorset coast for several years, and then to London as his father found work during the Great Depression years of the 1930s.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and from there he went on to The University of Cambridge to read law as the Squire Scholar in 1949,{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} before qualifying in 1954. Jackson has three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and has been married twice.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} He spent much of his married life in Kent, continuing the self-sufficient lifestyle he learnt as a child.[2] CareerOver the last 60 years Jackson has been engaged in a number of industries, holding chairmanships or directorships in Philips, Hilton, BHP Billiton, Graseby, Instore, Celltech, WPP, Wyndham Press and in the Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts.[3] He was appointed non-solicitor Chairman of London law firm Mishcon de Reya.,[4] in 1992[5] Jackson has also become increasingly involved in political and constitutional debates, initially through campaigning with the Countryside Alliance,[6] and later by contributing to public discussions[7] and writing articles.[8][9] PublishingJohn Jackson's first book, A Bucket of Nuts and a Herring Net was published in 1979 (Collins and Harvill Press). It was an account of family life on a small-holding in rural Kent, and of self-sufficiency. The book was reprinted with a new introduction and an end piece in 2000, as A Little Piece of England: A Tale of Self-Sufficiency by Merlin Unwin Books.[10] Jackson's independent publishing venture JJ Books[11] was launched in 2011, with the aim of JJ Books reissued A Little Piece of England in July 2011. In October 2011, the company published the hardback edition of "Tales for Great Grandchildren", a collection of fables and mythological tales that Jackson gathered during his travels in Nepal in 1978.[12] The company plans to publish several new collections of stories (in illustrated hardback and digital editions).[13] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Birthday's today|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2011-5-26.html |publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=24 May 2014|date=26 May 2011|quote=Mr John Jackson, company chairman, 82}} 2. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/john-jackson-the-city-gent-who-is-about-to-invade-london-749042.html], The Independent, 2002 3. ^Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts 4. ^Mishcon de Reya 5. ^ Executive Profile: John B. H. Jackson, August 2011 6. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1478815/Bitter-split-threatens-Countryside-Alliance.html Split in Countryside Alliance] 7. ^Intelligence Squared {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016063804/http://www.intelligencesquared.com/people/j/john-jackson |date=16 October 2011 }} 8. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-jackson Guardian article] 9. ^Open Democracy article 10. ^Merlin Unwin Books 11. ^JJ Books 12. ^JJ Books website 2011{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 13. ^JJ Books website 2011 External links
5 : 1929 births|Living people|People from Devon|English lawyers|English democracy activists |
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