Williams Carter Wickham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Williams Carter Wickham

Confederate Army general and american politician

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1820

Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1888

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Williams Carter Wickham (September 21, 1820 – July 23, 1888) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician.
At the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861, Wickham voted against secession, yet when fellow delegates and voters approved secession, he became an important Confederate cavalry general.
After the American Civil War, Wickham became a Republican and served in the Virginia Senate as well as became President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company.