Williams Carter Wickham
| Williams Carter Wickham | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 32nd district |
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In office December 5, 1883 – July 23, 1888 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph A. Wingfield |
| Succeeded by | Henry T. Wickham |
| Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district | |
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In office October 5, 1864 – May 10, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | James Lyons |
| Succeeded by | None (position eliminated) |
| Member of the Virginia Senate for Hanover and Henrico |
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In office December 5, 1859 – December 2, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Chastain White |
| Succeeded by | John R. Garnett |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Hanover County | |
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In office December 3, 1849 – December 2, 1850 |
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| Preceded by | Richard F. Darracott |
| Succeeded by | Chastain White |
| Personal details | |
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Williams Carter Wickham September 21, 1820 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1888 (aged 67) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Penn Taylor |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit |
 4th Virginia Cavalry
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Williams Carter Wickham (September 21, 1820 – July 23, 1888) was a lawyer, judge, politician, and an important Confederate cavalry general who fought in the Virginia campaigns during the American Civil War. After the war, he held various political posts and was the President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company.
Wickham was the son of William Fanning Wickham and Anne Butler (née Carter) Wickham. His paternal grandfather was John Wickham, the constitutional lawyer. On his mother's side, he descended from historic roots, as the Nelson and Carter families were each First Families of Virginia, prominent in the Virginia Colony.
Wickham's great-grandfather, Gen. Thomas Nelson, Jr., was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence and a governor of Virginia during the American Revolutionary War. Other ancestors include Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson who was one of the founders of Yorktown in the late 17th century. He was also a descendant of Robert "King" Carter (1663–1732), who served as an acting royal governor of Virginia and was one of its wealthiest landowners in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His mother was a first cousin of Robert E. Lee, whose mother Anne Hill (née Carter) Lee, was born at Shirley Plantation.
Wickham was born in Richmond, Virginia, but spent much of his youth on his father's 3,200-acre (13 km2) plantation, Hickory Hill, which is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Richmond and 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Ashland in Hanover County. Hickory Hill was long an outlying appendage to Shirley Plantation, much of it having come into possession of the Carter family by a deed dated March 2, 1734.
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