Background
Jackson, Richard was born on December 28, 1910 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Clinton, Junior and Clara Wild (Goodwin) Jackson.
Jackson, Richard was born on December 28, 1910 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Clinton, Junior and Clara Wild (Goodwin) Jackson.
Graduate Phillips Andover Academy, 1929. Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1933. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1938.
Instructor Latin, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1933-1935. Admitted to New York bar, 1938, Mass, bar, 1946, Rhode Island bar, 1963. Associate law firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, 1938-1943.
Law staff B & M. Railroad, Boston, 1946-1957, general counsel, 1954-1957.
Assistant secretary personnel and research forces Navy Department, 1957-1961. Vice president, general counsel Fram Corporation, East Providence, 1961-1966.
Vice president law Eric-Lackawanna Railroad, Cleveland, 1966-1976.
Served as Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve. 1943-1946.; Member American Bar Association, United States (national defense committee). Greater Providence (chairman national legislation committee) chambers commerce.
Married Helen Pfeiffer, September 16, 1939. Children: Deborah, Faith.