Maynard Jackson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maynard Jackson

American politician and attorney

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-2003

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr.
(March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia, a member of the Democratic Party, and elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of any major city in the South.
He served three terms (1974–1982, 1990–1994), making him the second longest-serving mayor of Atlanta, after six-term mayor (1937–1941, 1942–1962) William B.
Hartsfield. He is notable also for public works projects, primarily the new Maynard H.
Jackson International terminal at the Atlanta airport, and for greatly increasing minority business participation in the city.
After his death, the William B.
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport was re-named Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor his service to the expansion of the airport, the city and its people.