William Lowther Jackson
| William Lowther Jackson | |
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Portrait photograph of Lt. Governor Jackson
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| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
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In office December 7, 1857 – January 1, 1860 |
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| Governor | Henry A. Wise |
| Preceded by | Elisha W. McComas |
| Succeeded by | Robert Latane Montague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1825 Clarksburg, West Virginia |
| Died | March 26, 1890 (aged 65) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Elizabeth Jackson (nee Creel) |
| Profession | Attorney, judge, soldier |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands |
31st Virginia Infantry 19th Virginia Cavalry W.L. Jackson's Cavalry Brigade |
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William Lowther Jackson, Jr. (February 3, 1825 – March 26, 1890) was an American politician and jurist who served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia prior to the American Civil War, and later served as a general in the Confederate States Army.
William L. Jackson was a cousin of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson through their great-grandparents, John Jackson (1715 or 1719 – 1801) and Elizabeth Cummins (also known as Elizabeth Comings and Elizabeth Needles) (1723–1828). John Jackson was a Protestant (Ulster-Scottish) from Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. While living in London, England, he was convicted of the capital crime of larceny for stealing £170; the judge at the Old Bailey sentenced him to seven years of indentured servitude in America. Elizabeth, a strong, blonde woman over 6 feet (180 cm) tall, born in London, England was also convicted of larceny in an unrelated case for stealing 19 pieces of silver, jewelry, and fine lace, and received a similar sentence. They both were transported on the prison ship Litchfield, which departed London in May 1749 with 150 convicts. John and Elizabeth met on board and were in love by the time the ship arrived at Annapolis, Maryland. Although they were sent to different locations in Maryland for their indentures, the couple married in July 1755.
The family migrated west across the Blue Ridge Mountains to settle near Moorefield, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1758. In 1770, they moved farther west to the Tygart Valley. They began to acquire large parcels of virgin farming land near the present-day town of Buckhannon, including 3,000 acres (12 km²) in Elizabeth's name. John and his two teenage sons, were early recruits for the American Revolutionary War, fighting in the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780; John finished the war as captain and served as a lieutenant of the Virginia militia after 1787. While the men were in the Army, Elizabeth converted their home to a haven, "Jackson's Fort," for refugees from Indian attacks.
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