John Jackson (businessman)
John Jackson (chairman and author)
John Jackson (born John Bernard Haysom Jackson) is widely known for his role as Chairman at Mishcon de Reya, and as former founding Chairman of the Countryside Alliance. Qualifying as a barrister in 1954, he forged an extensive career in business and the technology industries throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s: most notably in his years with technology giant Philips. From the 90s onwards he moved into democratic and constitutional advocacy, with amongst others his involvement in the Countryside Alliance, OpenDemocracy.net and Unlock Democracy
Early life and Family
Jackson was born in Devon in 1929, where he has recently returned. The 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.
He was educated at the 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, before qualifying in 1954.
Jackson has three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and has been married twice. He spent much of his married life in Kent, where he indulged in the self-sufficient lifestyle he learnt as a childCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). tags which will then appear here automatically -->
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