Basil Jackson

Captain Basil Rawdon Jackson (20 May 1892 – 29 March 1957) was a British businessman and second chairman of the board of British Petroleum from 1956 to 1957.^[1]

Captain Basil Rawdon Jackson
Born	(1892-05-20)20 May 1892 St John's, Newfoundland (now Canada)
Died	29 March 1957(1957-03-29) (aged 64) London, England
Education	Downside School University of London
Spouse	Marjorie Violet Warner ​ ​ (m. 1918)​
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1914–1922
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Garrison Artillery
Conflicts	World War I
2nd Chairman of British Petroleum
In office 1956–1957
Preceded by	William Fraser
Succeeded by	Sir Neville Gass

Early life and education

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.

Military service

In December 1915, Jackson was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Garrison Artillery.^[4] He later held the rank of captain.^[1]

Career

Jackson joined the (then) Anglo-Persian/Anglo-Iranian group in 1921 and became a director in 1948.^[5] He was working in the oil industry and living in New York City during the 1930 and 1940 Censuses.^[6] He later served as deputy chairman and, in 1956, succeeded William Fraser as chairman of British Petroleum.^[1]

Chairman of British Petroleum

Jackson chaired BP during a period that included the immediate aftermath of the Suez Crisis and associated disruptions to oil transport routes to Europe.^[1][7] He retired at the end of January 1957.^[5] Neville Gass succeeded him as chairman later in 1957.^[7]

Death

Jackson died in London on 29 March 1957, aged 64.^[1][5][8][9]