George Somerville Jackson

Background

Jackson, George Somerville was born on June 30, 1867 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of John James and Esther (Gill) Jackson.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, U. Maryland.

Career

Clerk, Gill & Fisher, grain exporters, Baltimore, 1881-1898, member firm, 1898-1917. Vice president United States Grain Corporation, 1917-1920. Vice president Barnes-Jackson Company, grain exporters, 1921-1923.

President Western Maryland.

Dairy Corporation, 1925-1929, Chairman of the Board, since 1929. Director and member Executive Committee Mercantile Trust Company.

Director Fidelity & Deposit Company Maryland, Maryland. Life Insurance Company, Fidelity & Guarantee Fire Company, Savings Bank of Baltimore, Industrial Corporation of Baltimore.

United States representative Allied Food Commission, London, 1918.

Member Royal British and Allied Wheat Commission, 1918. Member United States Food Common for Relief of Central and Eastern Europe, 1921. Director relief, Russian Food Shortage, 1922.

Member Hoover Common for Examination into United States Shipping Board and Shipping, 1930.

President North. American Grain Exporters Association, 1912, Baltimore Chamber Commerce, 1914.

Achievements

• George Somerville Jackson has been listed as a noteworthy grain company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Royal British and Allied Wheat Commission, 1918. Member United States Food Common for Relief of Central and Eastern Europe, 1921. Member Hoover Common for Examination into United States Shipping Board and Shipping, 1930.

President North. American Grain Exporters Association, 1912, Baltimore Chamber Commerce, 1914.

Connections

Married Anne Triplett Harrison, April.

Father:

John James Jackson

Mother:

Esther (Gill) Jackson

Spouse:

Anne Triplett Harrison