Geoffrey Jackson

This article is about the UK diplomat. For the English cricketer, see Geoffrey Jackson (cricketer). For the Australian Jehovah's Witness and Governing Body member, see Geoffrey William Jackson. For those of a similar name, see Jeff Jackson (disambiguation).

Sir Geoffrey Jackson
Born4 March 1915
Died1 October 1987(1987-10-01) (aged 72)
Alma materBolton School;
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)diplomat and writer
SpousePatricia Mary Evelyn Delany[1]

Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson KCMG (4 March 1915 – 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer. In 1971, during his tenure as British ambassador to Uruguay, he was kidnapped by the Tupamaros guerrillas and ultimately released after eight months of captivity.

  1. ^ The Papers of Sir Geoffrey Jackson.