Richard E. Jackson

Richard E. Jackson
New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
In office
February 14, 1995 – 2000
Governor George Pataki
Preceded by Patricia B. Adduci
Succeeded by Raymond P. Martinez
Mayor of Peekskill, New York
In office
December 1984 – April 24, 1991[1]
Preceded by George Pataki
Succeeded by Vincent C. Vesce
Personal details
Born (1945-07-18) July 18, 1945
Political party Republican
Profession Politician; civil servant; teacher

Richard Ernest Jackson Jr. (born July 18, 1945) is a former American politician, civil servant, and teacher. A three-term City Councilmember in the City of Peekskill, New York, Jackson was appointed Mayor of Peekskill in December 1984 by a unanimous vote of the City Council when the previous mayor (future New York Governor George Pataki) stepped down to take another position.[2][3] A Republican, Jackson won a full term as mayor in 1985; according to The New York Times, he "'won re-election to two successive terms with the largest pluralities in the city’s 51-year history'".[4] He continued to teach mathematics at Peekskill High School while serving in his part-time mayoral post. Jackson stepped down as Mayor of Peekskill on April 24, 1991.[5] In 1995, then-Governor Pataki appointed Jackson to the post of New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Jackson served as Commissioner from 1995 to 2000.[6]

Jackson made history as the first African-American Mayor of Peekskill.[7][8] According to The New York Times, Jackson was also the first African-American mayor of a city in the State of New York.[9][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although The New York Times has referred to Jackson as the first African-American mayor of a city in New York history, Jackson was not the first African-American mayor in New York history. The Villages of Cleveland, Port Byron, and Bridgewater, respectively, had African-American chief executives before Jackson became Mayor of Peekskill. Ben White, an African-American, was elected Mayor of the Cayuga County Village of Port Byron on March 16, 1971. Everett T. Holmes, also an African-American, served as Mayor of the Oneida County Village of Bridgewater from 1974 to 1976 and from 1978 until his death in 1982. Also, Ronald Blackwood, an African-American man from Mount Vernon, New York, became Acting Mayor of that city in 1976. According to The New York History Blog and the Cleveland Historical Society, the Oswego County Village of Cleveland elected an African-American man named Edward "Ned" Sherman to the position of village president in May 1878.

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References

  1. ↑ Melvin, Tessa (May 5, 1991). "Peekskill Left Stunned by Mayor's Resignation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Williams, Lena (December 23, 1984). "Peekskill Mayor Looks to Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ebony Magazine April 1985
  4. ↑ Melvin, Tessa (May 5, 1991). "Peekskill Left Stunned by Mayor's Resignation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Melvin, Tessa (May 5, 1991). "Peekskill Left Stunned by Mayor's Resignation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Fisher, Ian. "article Proponent of Work for Welfare Is Among 9 Pataki Appointments." New York Times, December 29, 1994.
  7. ↑ Williams, Lena (December 23, 1984). "Peekskill Mayor Looks to Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ebony Magazine April 1985
  9. ↑ Williams, Lena (December 23, 1984). "Peekskill Mayor Looks to Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ Roe, Dawn (October 14, 2013). "What Cayuga County town elected the first black mayor in New York state?". AuburnPub.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ Morrison, Angelica (August 3, 2008). "Descendents of state's first black mayor connect at reunion". Observer Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ Williams, Lena (December 23, 1984). "Peekskill Mayor Looks to Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ White, Richard (March 12, 2018). "Ned Sherman: Early African-American Mayor". The New York History Blog. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Edward "Ned" Sherman". ClevelandHistoricalSociety.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
George Pataki		 Mayor of Peekskill, New York
1985 – 1991		 Succeeded by
Vincent C. Vesce
Government offices
Preceded by
Patricia B. Adduci		 New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
February 14, 1995 – 2000		 Succeeded by
Raymond P. Martinez
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