Background
III, Jamie Giles Houston, was born on June 11, 1952 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jamie Giles Junior and Joan (Miller) H.
III, Jamie Giles Houston, was born on June 11, 1952 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jamie Giles Junior and Joan (Miller) H.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1974. Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1976. Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1978.
Associate Knight, Ballew & Van Slyke, Jackson, Mississippi, 1976-1979. Partner Van Slyke & Houston, 1979. Associate Watkins & Eager, Professional Limited Liability Company, 1979-1982, member, since 1983.
Speaker Mississippi Tax Institute, Jackson, 1980, chairman board trustees, 1983-1984. Member estate planning council Millsaps College, Jackson, 1987-1993. Speaker Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Jackson, 1988.
Member administrative board Galloway United Methodist Church, Jackson, 1983-1988, 92-94. Board directors Goodwill Industries, 1992-1994, University Mississippi Foundation, since 1996, chairman, 2004-2006. Member American Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mississippi State Bar (chairman, estates and trusts section 2000-2001), Hinds County Bar Association, Mississippi Estate Planning Council, Mississippi Society Certified Public Accountant's, American College Trust and Estate Counsel (state chair 2002-2007).
Married Katherine Elise Smith, December 29, 1979. Children: Jamie G. IV, Andrew Phillips.