Jacob B. Jackson should not be confused with Jacob Jackson (soccer).
| Jacob Beeson Jackson | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Governor of West Virginia |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1881 |
| Term End: | March 4, 1885 |
| Predecessor: | Henry M. Mathews |
| Successor: | Emanuel Willis Wilson |
| Birth Date: | April 6, 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
| Death Place: | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Spouse: | Maria Willard Jackson |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | Democratic |
Jacob Beeson Jackson (April 6, 1829December 11, 1893) was the sixth Governor of West Virginia from 1881 to 1885. In 1855, he married Maria Willard.[1] 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.[2]