Anthony Jackson (soldier)

Sir Anthony Jackson
Born1599
Killingwold Grove, Bishop Burton, Yorkshire, England
Died1666
Resting placeLondon, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Lawyer, soldier
Parent(s)Richard Jackson
Ursula Hildyard

Sir Anthony Jackson (1599–1666) was an English lawyer, soldier, and knight in the seventeenth century.[1][2] A cavalier during the English Civil War, he was knighted by Charles II, participated in the Battle of Worcester, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London for over a decade.

  1. ^ Pigott, William Jackson (1903), The Ancestor, Volume 6, Publisher Archibald Constable & Co.
  2. ^ Carlisle, Nicholas (1829), An inquiry into the place and quality of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's privy chamber, Payne and Foss