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Donald L. Jackson

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Donald L. Jackson
Image of Donald L. Jackson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 16th district
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961
Preceded byEllis E. Patterson
Succeeded byAlphonzo E. Bell Jr.
Personal details
Born
Donald Lester Jackson

(1910-01-23)January 23, 1910
Ipswich, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 1981(1981-05-27) (aged 71)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Known forMember of the House Un-American Activities Committee

Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was an American military veteran, public relations executive and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.

Early life and career

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Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.

Military

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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 during World War II.

Public relations

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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.

Congress

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Jackson (on right, in front row, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon) with the Congressional freshman class of 1947.

Jackson was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961). Among other members of that historic 1946 congressional freshman class were future U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

He was a congressional adviser at the ninth conference of American States at Bogotá, Colombia in 1948 and

House Un-American Activities Committee

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His congressional service included the House Un-American Activities Committee, and a notable role in accusing Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of engaging in communist activities.[1] He was appointed to the committee to replace future president Richard Nixon, who had just been elected to the United States Senate.[2]

Civil Rights votes

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Jackson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[3] but did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960.[4]

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960.

Later career

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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.

Death and burial

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Jackson resided in Sosua, Dominican Republic, West Indies, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland, May 27, 1981. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

Electoral history

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson 78,264 53.9
Democratic Harold Harby 45,951 31.7
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson (write-in) 20,945 14.4
Total votes 145,160 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic
United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 121,198 57
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson 91,268 43
Total votes 212,466 100
Turnout  
Republican hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 115,970 59.3
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 79,744 40.7
Total votes 195,714 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 79,127 59.7
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 53,337 40.3
Total votes 132,464 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 63,124 60.8
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 40,659 39.2
Total votes 103,783 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 84,050 60.8
Democratic G. Robert "Bob" Fleming 53,624 39.2
Total votes 137,674 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 70,724 57.8
Democratic Melvin Lennard 51,616 42.2
Total votes 122,340 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winner: The Bishop". Time. August 3, 1953.
  2. ^ "Nixon Vacancy Filled". The New York Times. December 15, 1950.
  3. ^ "HR 6127. Civil Rights Act of 1957". GovTrack.us.
  4. ^ "HR 8601. Passage".
  5. ^ 1946 election results
  6. ^ 1948 election results
  7. ^ 1950 election results
  8. ^ 1952 election results
  9. ^ 1954 election results
  10. ^ 1956 election results
  11. ^ 1958 election results
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 16th congressional district
1947–1961 		Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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