Trivia 2-15-19 Who am I and what did I do? & Bonus

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Thomas G Jones. Alabama Governor 1890 1892.

Thomas Goode Jones was born November 26, 1844, at Macon, Georgia, to Samuel G. and Martha Goode Jones. He moved with his family to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1850 where he attended private schools. Jones also attended school in Virginia and eventually entered Virginia Military Institute (VMI). In 1862 he left VMI with the rest of his classmates to serve in the Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson. Jones had an illustrious military career during the Civil War. He fought in many well-known battles in Virginia, including Petersburg and Spotsylvania, and was wounded four times. At Appomattox Major Jones carried one of the flags of truce from General Robert E Lee to General US Grant.

The military commander began his career as an elected public official in 1884 when he was elected to represent Montgomery County in the Alabama House of Representatives. Jones was re-elected two years later and chosen to serve as the house speaker. In 1890 he defeated Reuben Kolb for the Democratic nomination for governor and was elected. Kolb was back in 1892 and broke off from the Democrats when, after another hard-fought political battle, Jones again secured the Democratic nomination. The Populist Kolb and his supporters formed the Jeffersonian party but the incumbent governor managed to secure re-election.

bonus Answer: John McConihe (4 Sep 1834 - 1 Jun 1864)
Source: Find a Grave, https://civilwartalk.com/threads/mcconihe-brothers.151961/
 
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