Captain Basil Rawdon Jackson (20 May 1892 – 29 March 1957) was a British businessman. Jackson was the second chairman of the board of British Petroleum, from 1956 to 1957.[1]
Basil Rawdon Jackson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 20 May 1892 St John's, Newfoundland (now Canada) |
| Died | 29 March 1957 (aged 64) London, England |
| Education | Downside School University of London |
| Spouse |
Marjorie Violet Warner
(m. 1918) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1922 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| 2nd Chairman of British Petroleum | |
| In office 1956–1957 | |
| Preceded by | William Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Sir Neville Gass |
Jackson was born in St John's, Newfoundland Colony,[2][3] the son of Sir Henry Moore Jackson, a British colonial governor, and Emily Corbett Shea, daughter of Sir Edward Dalton Shea. He was working in the oil industry and living in New York City during the 1930 and 1940 Censuses.[4] He was deputy chairman of BP, and in 1956 succeeded William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond as chairman. He stepped down due to poor health in January 1957 and died in March the same year.[5][6]
In 1957, he was succeeded by Neville Gass as chairman of BP.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary: Mr. B. R. Jackson". The Times. 30 March 1957. p. 8.
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ 1930, 1940 United States Federal Census
- ^ "The Suez crisis and Managerial response: British Petroleum, 1956-57" (PDF). Media-ucn.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "BP Archive - Object : 195912". Scottishshale.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Neville Gass". Gracesguide.co.uk. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-07-21.