He was the eldest of five children born to Major John Vernou Bouvier, Jr.
His nickname, 'Black Jack', referred to his omnipresent dark tan and his flamboyant lifestyle.īouvier was born in East Hampton, New York. He was the father of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, socialite Lee Radziwill, and the father-in-law of President John F. John Vernou 'Black Jack' Bouvier III (– August 3, 1957) was an American Wall Street stockbroker and socialite.
