Robert H. Jackson, Jr.

Robert Henry Jackson, Jr. (June 19, 1958 – April 19, 1959) was a nine-month-old baby who was fatally burned when a jar of gasoline his father had been using to clean paint brushes exploded in the kitchen of the family's house at 3120 Elmwood Drive in the Burgundy Village neighborhood of Alexandria on April 6, 1959.[1][2]

The baby was taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he died on April 19.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Explosion Burns Baby, Father." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Apr 07 1959. ProQuest. Web. 11 June 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gasoline Blast Fatal to Child." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Apr 21 1959. ProQuest. Web. 11 June 2017.