John Acker (Virginia politician)
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John Acker | |
|---|---|
 John Acker, from History of Virginia (1924) | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Rockingham County district | |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1845 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary J. Funk |
| Occupation | Politician, livestock dealer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Unit | Company D, 163rd Virginia Cavalry; McNeill's Rangers |
John Acker was a Republican politician from Rockingham County, Virginia, who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1885 to 1887 and in the Senate of Virginia from 1888 to 1891. He was also a prominent political figure in Singers Glen, where he married Mary Jane Funk, daughter of Timothy and Susan Ruebush Funk, and built a local Republican organization in Rockingham County, later described in the Singers Glen Historic District nomination as the "Acker Republican machine of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries".[1][2][3]
Acker was born on July 24, 1845, on Linville Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia, the son of Peter Acker and Louisa Ann Barnes Acker.[4]
Personal life
Civil War
Acker joined the Confederate army on August 3, 1863. He joined Company D of the 163rd Virginia Cavalry, also known as McNeill's Rangers.[4]