Background
III, Jesse Luther Jackson, was born on January 15, 1947 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse Luther Junior and Iris Elizabeth (Cauley) J.
III, Jesse Luther Jackson, was born on January 15, 1947 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse Luther Junior and Iris Elizabeth (Cauley) J.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1968; Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1976; Master of Divinity, Mid-American Baptist Theological Seminary, Memphis, 1979.
Senior system engineer, Garrett AiResearch, Torrance, California, 1968-1976; seminary assistant, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, 1976-1979; senior pastor, Williston (Tennessee) Baptist Church, 1979-1982; senior pastor, Marble City Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1982-1987; senior pastor, Westwood Hill Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia, since 1987. President Fayette County Pastors' Conference, Somerville, Tennessee, 1981-1982. Teacher, trainer Evangelism Explosion International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1987.
Married Carol Ann Vest, August 24, 1968. Children: Jesse Luther IV, James Joshua.