Jacob N. Liggett
| Jacob N. Liggett | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1829 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1912 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Evelyn Virginia Winfield (1830-1867) |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
|
| Service/branch | cavalry |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank | lieutenant |
| Unit | 7th Virginia Cavalry |
Evelyn Virginia Winfield (1830-1867)
Jacob Nicholas Liggett (January 2, 1829 – May 8, 1912) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate officer, farmer and politician from Virginia.
Liggett was born on January 2, 1829 in Harrisonburg, Virginia to Samuel Liggett (1796-1876) and his wife Romanzy Liggett (1805-1855). He was named for his grandfather (1767-1857), who died in Cumberland County. Young Jacob attended private schools including Washington and Lee University in Harrisonburg and graduated in its class of 1849/50. He then studied law and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1852. His cousin Jacob Yost (Virginia congressman) (1853-1933) (grandson of his grandfather's daughter Mary Miller Yost, who was taking care of Samuel Liggett in 1850) became a U.S. Congressman from Staunton, Virginia, also in the Shenandoah Valley.
Jacob N. Liggett married Evelyn Virginia Winfield (1830-1867), the daughter of Dr. Richard Winfield, in Rockingham County, Virginia. She died on May 22, 1867 aged 38, leaving him with four small children (of whom only Virginia P. Liggett Schuler (1855-1931) survived to adulthoood). In 1884, the widower married Isabelle Spence (1842-1915), a doctor's daughter from Westmoreland County, who survived him. He was a Freemason and member of the Sons of Temperance.
Liggett established his legal practice in Harrisonburg by 1854. In 1860, he was a presidential elector for the Democratic ticket headed by presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas, who lost to Republican Abraham Lincoln. The federal census for that year showed Jacob N. Liggett as a farmer and lawyer who owned $11,000 of real estate and $5,000 of personal property (including slaves), and lived with his wife and young children as well as widowed father (who owned $5000 in real estate and $7000 in personal property) and nieces Alice and Louisa Winfield (each of whom owned $4000 in real estate and $3000 in personal property).
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