The Resume

(May 31, 1912-September 1, 1983)
Born in Everett, Washington
Birth name is Henry Martin Jackson
U.S. Congressman (1941-1953) and Senator (1953-1983) from Washington
Democratic Presidential Candidate in 1972 and 1976

Why he might be annoying:

He supported the movement of Japanese immigrants to internment camps.
He supported the Vietnam War.
He was in favor increased military spending and a strong American presence overseas.
His wife was 21 years younger than him.
He opposed busing, but supported civil rights.
He was one of the founders of Neoconservatisim.

Why he might not be annoying:

He never lost a Congressional election.
He tried to join the Army during World War II, even though he was already a sitting Congressman.
Ronald Reagan called him 'one of the greatest lawmakers of our time.'
He supported the admission of Alaska to the Union.
He once stated 'The danger of Americans being killed, the danger of divisiveness that would accrue from those developments ... are all too real. A superpower should not play that kind of role in a cauldron of trouble, because sooner or later we are going to get hurt.'

Credit: Darrell

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5311912)
• Darrell's Profiles [Series 1]
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I Attended Winston Churchill’s State Funeral [January 30, 1965]
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1970)
• I Died in 1983 (Ranked: 71)
• Masturbatory Names
• Profiles 20751-21000 (Ranked: 20792)
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• U.S. Senators
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19830901)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 38 Votes: 71.05% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 73.26% Annoying