Background
Jackson, William Kenneth was born on November 18, 1886 in Denver, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Kendrick and Medora Elizabeth (Montgomery) Jackson.
Jackson, William Kenneth was born on November 18, 1886 in Denver, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Kendrick and Medora Elizabeth (Montgomery) Jackson.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida, 1904. Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1908. Doctor of Laws, University of Florida, 1946.
Recording clerk, Florida House of Representatives, 1905. Admitted to Florida bar, 1908, and practiced in Jacksonville. Assistant prosecuting attorney Canal Zone, and assistant attorney.
Isthmian Canal Commission and Panama Railroad Company, Panama 1909-1910.
Prosecuting attorney, Canal Zone, 1910-1914. United State Attorneys, District of Canal Zone, 1914-1915.
Vice president, general counsel and director United Fruit Company, 1922-1947. President United States Chamber Commerce, 1946-1947.
President Boston Chamber of Commerce 1945-1946.
Member Goethals Memorial Commission Trustee World Peace Foundation. Member of the United States Section, Inter-American Council Commerce and Production, Council of the United States Associates, International Chamber of Commerce. Member American Bar Association, American Society International Law, Foreign Law Association.
Married Katharine Mitchell, September 9, 1916. Children: Danforth, Katharine Jackson Bass, Richard Montgomery, Joan Jackson Mason, Alexander.