William Harding Jackson

William Jackson
United States National Security Advisor
Acting
In office
September 1, 1956 – January 7, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDillon Anderson
Succeeded byRobert Cutler
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
In office
October 7, 1950 – August 3, 1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byEdwin Wright
Succeeded byAllen Dulles
Personal details
Born(1901-03-25)March 25, 1901
Belle Meade, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 1971(1971-09-28) (aged 70)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Elizabeth Lyman Rice
(m. 1929; div. 1946)
Mary Keating
(m. 1951; div. 1965)
  • Irma Hanley
Children3, including Bruce
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

William Harding Jackson (March 25, 1901 – September 28, 1971) was a U.S. civilian administrator, New York lawyer, and investment banker who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[1][2] Jackson also served briefly under President Dwight D. Eisenhower as Acting United States National Security Advisor from 1956 to 1957.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ (Reference: "The Central Intelligence Agency", by Arthur B. Darling, copyright, 1990, ISBN 0-271-00717-6 -- and --"General Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence", by Ludwell Lee Montague, copyright, 1992, ISBN 0-271-00750-8 - both texts declassified with redactions and deletions by the CIA and published by The Pennsylvania State University Press)