Search results
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician and convicted fraudster. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012.
- Sandi Jackson
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (December 2002) While Jackson was serving...
- Santita Jackson
Santita Jackson (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer...
- Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr.
Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr. (February 18, 1930 – April 21,...
- Sandi Jackson
Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades. He served from 1991 to 1997 as a shadow delegate and senator for the District of Columbia.
- Early Life and Education
- Wine Production
- Vintner's Hall of Fame
- Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay
- Thoroughbred Racing
- Death
Jess Jackson grew up during the Great Depression and was raised in San Francisco's Sunset District. His father, a teacher, was out of work three times while he was growing up, and there were times when the family had to survive on rice. To help support his family, Jackson started working at an early age. From the age of five, when he got his first ...
In the late 1950s, Jess Jackson started a law firm in the San Francisco area, specializing in property rights issues. Jackson was one of the founding members of the American California Trial Lawyers Association. He was also one of the four founding members in the 1970s of Decimus, a company which leased IBMmainframe computers to corporations. In 19...
Jess Jackson was inducted into the Vintner's Hall of Fame in 2009 for his outstanding contributions to the wine industry. He was among several others being inducted that year, including winemaker Warren Winiarski, whose Stag's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon won first place over Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Chateau Haut-Brion in the 1976 Judgment of Paris...
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay debuted in 1982 with a 16,000 case production. In 1983, Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay won first ever Platinum Award from the American Wine Competition.American's demand for Chardonnay picked up at the same time. Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve help Chardonnay become the most popular grape varietal among...
In 2007, Jackson bought a controlling interest in the champion racehorse Curlin, who won the Preakness Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Classic that year.In 2008, the horse won the $6 million Dubai World Cup. Jackson won the Sportsman of the Year 2008 Insider Award: "To owner Jess Jackson for believing in the greatness of his beloved Curlinthen went ab...
After several years of treatment for melanoma, Jackson died on 21 April 2011.He was buried in a newly-created 12,000 square-foot cemetery on an Alexander Valley hilltop.
May 12, 2000 · Born on March 11, 1965, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. literally was born into the civil rights movement. Son of the passionate activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jackson was raised in an environment that strongly advocated education.
Jul 19, 2024 · Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and politician whose bids for the U.S. presidency (in the Democratic Party’s nomination races in 1983–84 and 1987–88) were the most successful for an African American until Barack Obama captured the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 11, 2018 · Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. is one of the youngest members of Congress and the oldest son of civil rights activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Smart, savvy, and ambitious, he won his seat in a special election on December 12, 1995, beating out party favorites by dint of sheer hard work and family charisma.
People also ask
Who is Jesse Louis Jackson?
Did Jesse Jackson betray his wife?
What did Jesse Jackson say about Aretha Franklin?
Did Jesse Jackson endorse Bernie Sanders?
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is a former American politician. He was a Democratic Congressman. He represented Illinois' 2nd conressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to his resigning in 2012. [1]
