Jacob Beeson Jackson (April 6, 1829December 11, 1893) was the sixth

governor of West Virginia A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

from 1881 to 1885. In 1855, he married Maria Willard."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007. In his biography it is stated that he was a cousin of

Stonewall Jackson Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern the ...

. 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 James Monroe Jackson (December 3, 1825 – February 14, 1901) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in the 51st United States Congress. Early and family life Jackson was bor ...

. The

Jackson Memorial Fountain Jackson Memorial Fountain is a historic fountain located at the entrance to City Park at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1905 and is a cast iron structure that originally had three tiers. The second tier is topped by Par ...

Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Little Kanawha River, Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's List of municipalities in West Virginia ...

is dedicated to the Jackson family.

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Biography of Jacob Beeson Jackson
Democratic Party governors of West Virginia 1829 births 1893 deaths Politicians from Parkersburg, West Virginia Jackson family (West Virginia) 19th-century West Virginia politicians {{West Virginia-politician-stub