Background
Jackson, John was born on May 26, 1929 in Membury, Devon, England.
Jackson, John was born on May 26, 1929 in Membury, Devon, England.
He was educated at the The King"s School, Canterbury, and from there he went on to The University of Cambridge to read law as the Squire Scholar in 1949, before qualifying in 1954.
Qualifying as a barrister in 1954, he had a career in business and the technology industries during the 60s, 70s and 80s: most notably with technology company Philips. From the 90s onwards he moved into democratic and constitutional advocacy, particularly through the Countryside Alliance, OpenDemocracy.net and Unlock Democracy. His family moved to the Dorset coast for several years, and then to London as his father found work during the Great Depression years of the 1930s.
Jackson has three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and has been married twice.
Over the last 60 years Jackson has been engaged in a number of industries, holding chairmanships or directorships in Philips, Hilton, BHP Billiton, Graseby, Instore, Celltech, WPP, Wyndham Press and in the Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts. He was appointed non-solicitor Chairman of London law firm Mishcon de Reya., in 1992 Jackson has also become increasingly involved in political and constitutional debates, initially through campaigning with the Countryside Alliance, and later by contributing to public discussions and writing articles
