Jacob B. Jackson

Politician

1829 – 1893

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Who was Jacob B. Jackson?

Jacob Beeson Jackson was the sixth Governor of West Virginia from 1881 to 1885. In 1855, he married Maria Willard. In his biography it is stated that he was a cousin of Stonewall Jackson. An examination of their family trees shows that the two men were second cousins once removed. He was also a 4th-cousin-once-removed to William Wirt Woodson who was Stonewall Jackson's half brother.

He was a son of General John Jay Jackson and his brothers were Federal Judge John Jay Jackson, Jr. and Circuit Judge and Congressman James M. Jackson. The Jackson Memorial Fountain at Parkersburg, West Virginia is dedicated to the Jackson family.

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Born
Apr 6, 1829
Parkersburg
Also known as
  • Jacob Jackson
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Parkersburg
Died
Dec 11, 1893
Parkersburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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