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'''Basil Jackson''' (born June 23, 1968) is a [[British people|British]] [[businessman]]. He served as the Director for Highways and Transport at [[Bedfordshire County Council]]. He serves as the Managing Director of Vemco Consulting Ltd.<ref name="TBRG">{{cite news |title= What Does The UK Spring Budget Mean For Fire Services? |work=TheBigRedGuide}}</ref> |
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| honorific_prefix = [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] |
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==Biography== |
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| name = Basil Rawdon Jackson |
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Jackson was born in [[Huddersfield, West Yorkshire]], to Jamaican immigrant parents. Jackson attended [[Salendine Nook High School]]. He achieved three engineering degrees, including a master's degree from [[University of Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web |title=On the move |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/on-the-move-12-26-10-2006/ |website=[[New Civil Engineer]] |language=en |date=26 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Conference presentation will discuss merits of outsourcing ETP |url=https://roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/conference-presentation-will-discuss-merits-of-outsourcing-etp-2434/ |website=roadsafetygb}}</ref> |
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| image = Portrait of Basil Rawdon Jackson.png |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|5|20|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[St John's, Newfoundland]] (now Canada) |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|3|29|1892|5|20|df=y}} |
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| death_place = London, England |
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| education = [[Downside School]]<br>[[University of London]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Marjorie Violet Warner|1918}} |
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|embed_title = Military career |
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|allegiance = [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg|25px]] [[United Kingdom]] |
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|branch = [[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|25px]] [[British Army]] |
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|serviceyears = 1914–1922 |
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|rank = [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] |
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| unit = [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] |
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| battles = [[World War I]] |
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| office = 2nd Chairman of British Petroleum |
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| term_start = 1956 |
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| term_end = 1957 |
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| predecessor = [[William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond|William Fraser]] |
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| successor = [[Neville Gass|Sir Neville Gass]] |
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[[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] '''Basil Rawdon Jackson''' (20 May 1892 – 29 March 1957) was a British businessman. Jackson was the second chairman of the board of [[BP|British Petroleum]], from 1956 to 1957.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Mr. B. R. Jackson |work=[[The Times]] |date= 30 March 1957|page=8 }}</ref> |
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His tenure as Director for Highways and Transport at Bedfordshire County Council was distinguished by his efforts in launching a £200 million, 10-year [[Public–private partnership|Public-Private Partnership]], initiative to improve public infrastructure. At [[Cambridgeshire County Council]], he improved the park and ride service and the development of the Cambridge “Citi” network in partnership with [[Stagecoach Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fighting fire with early engagement |url=https://www.mtxcontracts.co.uk/fighting-fire-with-early-engagement/ |website=MTX Contracts |date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Basil Jackson: Constructing Dominant Societies, Rooted in Compassion |url=https://thevistek.com/basil-jackson-constructing-dominant-societies-rooted-in-compassion/ |website=The Vistek |date=2 May 2019}}</ref> |
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Jackson was born in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St John's]], [[Newfoundland Colony]],<ref>''U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942''</ref><ref>''1911 England Census''</ref> the son of Sir [[Henry Moore Jackson]], a British colonial governor, and Emily Corbett Shea, daughter of Sir [[Edward Dalton Shea]]. He was working in the oil industry and living in New York City during the 1930 and 1940 Censuses.<ref>''1930, 1940 United States Federal Census''</ref> He was deputy chairman of BP, and in 1956 succeeded [[William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond]] as chairman. He stepped down due to poor health in January 1957 and died in March the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media-ucn.co.uk/Suez%201956%20case%20study/Suez_crisis&%20BP.pdf |title=The Suez crisis and Managerial response: British Petroleum, 1956-57 |website=Media-ucn.co.uk |access-date=2016-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704081434/http://media-ucn.co.uk/Suez%201956%20case%20study/Suez_crisis%26%20BP.pdf |archive-date=2016-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishshale.co.uk/Collections/BParchive/details.php?OBNO=195912 |title=BP Archive - Object : 195912 |website=Scottishshale.co.uk |date= |access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> |
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Under his leadership, Vemco Consulting was a finalist for the [[New Civil Engineer]] Award for SME Consulting Firm of the Year 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basil Jackson: The Architect of Trust and Transformation – DS News |url=https://dsnews.co.uk/basil-jackson-the-architect-of-trust-and-transformation/ |website=dsnews |date=27 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Basil Evan Jackson: Pioneering Fire and Transport Engineering Solutions |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274227904/basil-evan-jackson-pioneering-fire-and-transport-engineering-solutions |website=Big News Network |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1957, he was succeeded by [[Neville Gass]] as chairman of BP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Neville_Gass |title=Neville Gass |website=Gracesguide.co.uk |date=2016-06-17 |access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> |
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