Henry Cox Jones
Encyclopedia
Henry Cox Jones was a prominent Alabama
politician. He was born in Franklin County
, Alabama
and later served as a state court judge in 1841, in the state house of representatives in 1842 and in the state senate in 1853. He was elected to the Provisional Confederate Congress
to replace David Peter Lewis and served from April, 1861 to February, 1862.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
politician. He was born in Franklin County
Franklin County, Alabama
Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. As of 2010, the population was 31,704...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
and later served as a state court judge in 1841, in the state house of representatives in 1842 and in the state senate in 1853. He was elected to the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
to replace David Peter Lewis and served from April, 1861 to February, 1862.
External links
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html