John Holmes Jackson | |
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24th and 26th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont | |
In office April 1, 1929 – April 3, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Clarence H. Beecher |
Succeeded by | James Edmund Burke |
In office April 2, 1917 – April 6, 1925 | |
Preceded by | Albert S. Drew |
Succeeded by | Clarence H. Beecher |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Burlington | |
In office January 5, 1921 – January 2, 1923 | |
Preceded by | Theodore E. Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Levi P. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Canada | March 21, 1871
Died | December 14, 1944 Burlington, Vermont | (aged 73)
Resting place | Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Caroline Deming Smalley |
Children | Bradley Smalley Jackson |
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Relatives | David Allen Smalley (Grandfather-in-law) Hollister Jackson (brother) Horatio Nelson Jackson (brother) |
Education | Philadelphia Dental College |
John Holmes Jackson (March 21, 1871 – December 14, 1944) was an American politician who served as the 24th and 26th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. His initial narrow ten vote victory in 1917 against incumbent Albert S. Drew is the closest mayoral election in Burlington's history, although Clarence H. Beecher's 1927 victory was decreased from 89 votes to 8 votes by a Supreme Court ruling in 1929, and wasn't matched until Bernie Sanders won the 1981 mayoral election by ten votes after a recount.