User:Mtamaryland785/new article name here Howard Wilkinson Jackson, Mayor of Baltimore City

Howard Wilkinson Jackson, (4 August, 1877 - 31 August, 1960) was the Mayor of Baltimore City, Maryland from (1923-1927) and from (1931-1943. Mayor Jackson served the needs and interests of the citizens of Baltimore arguably during its most difficult period in the 20th century, the Great Depression. While governing Maryland's largest city, he maintained close ties with Annapolis on issues concerning the state and the city, and left his mark (good and bad) with indecisive and interesting responses to many issues. When asked in 1934 if he supported the intergration of the University of Maryland, the Mayor asserted that he had no idea it was segregated. Additionally, when asked the same year if he supported the hiring of African-American police officers and firemen, he remarked that "he would offer no comment at the moment, but definitely had strong feelings on the matter". id. All in all however, Mayor Jackson always seemed to focus on the greater good when making policy decisions. During World War II for example, he refused to open the city's pools in the summer, citing fiscal responsibility and conservation. and throughout his tenures as Mayor, he was very passionate about maintaining the city's parks and their contribution to the overall beauty desire of Baltimore as city to reside and prosper. In 1960, Mayor Jackson died in Baltimore at the age of eighty-three, and his internment location is unknown.