Richard Downes Jackson

Sir Richard Downes Jackson
Born	1777 Petersfield, Hampshire
Died	June 9, 1845
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Northern District
Battles/wars	Peninsular War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Downes Jackson KCB (1777 – June 9, 1845), born at Petersfield in the English county of Hampshire, was Administrator of Canada West and Canada East (1841–1842) until the arrival of Sir Charles Bagot who took the position of Governor General of the Province of Canada.

Military career

Jackson was commissioned as an ensign in the Coldstream Guards on 9 July 1794. After seeing action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He fought at the Siege of Cádiz and the Battle of Barrosa during the Peninsular War and was knighted on 12 April 1815. He became deputy quartermaster general in 1820, General Officer Commanding Northern District in 1836 and Commander-in-Chief, North America in 1839. After that he was Administrator of Canada West and Canada East from 1841 to 1842.

References

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Henry Bouverie	GOC Northern District 1836–1839	Succeeded by Sir Charles Napier
Preceded by Sir John Colborne	Commander-in-Chief, North America 1839–1845	Succeeded by Earl Cathcart
Government offices
Preceded by John Clitherow	Lieutenant-Governor of Canada West 1841–1842	Succeeded by Sir Charles Bagot
	Lieutenant Governor of Canada East 1841–1842