Geoffrey Jackson

Sir Geoffrey Jackson
Born4 March 1915
Died1 October 1987(1987-10-01) (aged 72)
Alma materBolton School;
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)diplomat and writer
SpousePatricia Mary Evelyn Delany

Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson KCMG (4 March 1915 – 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer. In 1971, during his tenure as British ambassador to Uruguay, he was kidnapped by the Tupamaros guerrillas and ultimately released after eight months of captivity.

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