William Lowther Jackson

William Lowther Jackson
William Lowther Jackson
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
	In office; December 7, 1857 – January 1, 1860
Governor	Henry A. Wise
Preceded by	Elisha W. McComas
Succeeded by	Robert Latane Montague
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wood, Wirt, Ritchie and Doddridge Counties
	In office; December 2, 1850 – January 11, 1852
Preceded by	James Cook
Succeeded by	John J. Jackson Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pleasants and Ritchie Counties
	In office; January 12, 1852 – 1852
Preceded by	n/a
Succeeded by	Montgomery Bottom
Personal details
Born	February 3, 1825; Clarksburg, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
Died	March 26, 1890 (aged 65); Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Elizabeth Jackson (nee Creel)
Profession	Attorney, judge, soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	31st Virginia Infantry; 19th Virginia Cavalry; W.L. Jackson's Cavalry Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain; Battle of Cheat Mountain; Valley Campaign of 1862; Seven Days Battles; Second Battle of Manassas; Battle of Sharpsburg; Battle of Fredericksburg; Jones-Imboden Raid; Battle of Bulltown; Battle of Cloyd's Mountain; Valley Campaigns of 1864;

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William Lowther Jackson Jr. (February 3, 1825 – March 26, 1890) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, slaveholder and jurist who became the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia prior to the American Civil War, and later fought in the Confederate States Army, rising from his initial rank of private to General.