John Holmes Jackson

John Holmes Jackson
24th and 26th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
In office
April 1, 1929 – April 3, 1933
Preceded byClarence H. Beecher
Succeeded byJames Edmund Burke
In office
April 2, 1917 – April 6, 1925
Preceded byAlbert S. Drew
Succeeded byClarence H. Beecher
Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
from Burlington
In office
January 5, 1921 – January 2, 1923
Preceded byTheodore E. Hopkins
Succeeded byLevi P. Smith
Personal details
Born(1871-03-21)March 21, 1871
Montreal, Canada
DiedDecember 14, 1944(1944-12-14) (aged 73)
Burlington, Vermont
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery,
Burlington, Vermont
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCaroline Deming Smalley
ChildrenBradley Smalley Jackson
Parents
  • Samuel Nelson Jackson (father)
  • Mary Ann Parkyn (mother)
RelativesDavid Allen Smalley (Grandfather-in-law)
Hollister Jackson (brother)
Horatio Nelson Jackson (brother)
EducationPhiladelphia Dental College

John Holmes Jackson (March 21, 1871 – December 14, 1944) was an American politician who served as the 24th and 26th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. His initial narrow ten vote victory in 1917 against incumbent Albert S. Drew is the closest mayoral election in Burlington's history, although Clarence H. Beecher's 1927 victory was decreased from 89 votes to 8 votes by a Supreme Court ruling in 1929, and wasn't matched until Bernie Sanders won the 1981 mayoral election by ten votes after a recount.