Richard E. Jackson
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Richard Ernest Jackson, Jr. (born July 18, 1945) is an American
politician
and mathematics
teacher, who made black history in 1984 when he became Mayor of the City of Peekskill. Peekskill was the first city in all of New York State to have an African American Mayor, making Jackson - as reported by both the New York Times . and Ebony Magazine. - New York State's first African American Mayor. Recently, the Village of Bridgewater (population 574) has laid some claim that their Village elected an African American Mayor prior to Mayor Jackson's appointment. Regardless of conflicting reports, Jackson is universally credited with being New York State's first Black city mayor. .
After serving eight years as mayor, Richard E. Jackson later became a member of Governor Patakiʼs Gubernatorial cabinet when we was appointed by the Governor in 1995, to become New York State's Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Jackson served Commissioner from 1995 to 2000.
Richard Jackson is married to Ruth Jackson, an elementary school music teacher, and the couple has four children; Tara, Alice, Abigail, and William, and four grandchildren, Ava, Kale, Claire and Madison.
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Mathematics
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teacher, who made black history in 1984 when he became Mayor of the City of Peekskill. Peekskill was the first city in all of New York State to have an African American Mayor, making Jackson - as reported by both the New York Times . and Ebony Magazine. - New York State's first African American Mayor. Recently, the Village of Bridgewater (population 574) has laid some claim that their Village elected an African American Mayor prior to Mayor Jackson's appointment. Regardless of conflicting reports, Jackson is universally credited with being New York State's first Black city mayor. .
After serving eight years as mayor, Richard E. Jackson later became a member of Governor Patakiʼs Gubernatorial cabinet when we was appointed by the Governor in 1995, to become New York State's Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Jackson served Commissioner from 1995 to 2000.
Richard Jackson is married to Ruth Jackson, an elementary school music teacher, and the couple has four children; Tara, Alice, Abigail, and William, and four grandchildren, Ava, Kale, Claire and Madison.