Honorific-Prefix: | Major general |
Alexander Cosby Jackson | |
Order: | 11th |
Office: | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
Term Start: | 1812 |
Term End: | ? |
Predecessor: | Robert Brownrigg |
Successor: | Edward Barnes |
Birth Date: | 16 Oct 1772 |
Birth Place: | Bombay, India |
Death Date: | 29 Jan 1827 |
Death Place: | Dawlish, Devonshire, England |
Birthname: | Alexander Cosby Jackson |
Spouse: | Elizabeth Catherine Mitchell (1792-1861) |
Children: | Charles Robert Mitchell Jackson |
Occupation: | British Military Army |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Rank: | Major-General |
Unit: | 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot |
Commands: | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
Major general Alexander Cosby Jackson (1773–1827) was the 11th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed in 1812. He was succeeded by Edward Barnes.