CS Con Jones, Henry Cox - C.S. Delegate, AL

Henry Cox Jones
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Born: January 23, 1821

Birthplace: Jones Family Plantation, near Russellville, Alabama

Father: William Stratton Jones Sr. 1796 – 1870

(Buried: Jones Cemetery No. 2, Franklin County, Alabama)​

Mother: Ann Harris Cox 1800 – 1864

(Buried: Jones Cemetery No. 2, Franklin County, Alabama)​

Wife: Martha Louisa Keyes 1822 – 1887

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

Children:

Private William Stratton Jones 1845 – 1864​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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Bertha Jones Allen 1847 – 1933​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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George Presley Jones 1850 – 1916​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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Ellen Rivers Jones 1852 – 1917​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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John Rather Jones 1856 – 1911​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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Jennie Jones Kernachan 1858 – 1927​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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Martha Bolling "Mattie" Jones Jordan 1861 – 1932​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama)​

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Wade Keyes Jones 1868 – 1888​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:

1840: Graduated from LaGrange College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Franklin County, Alabama​

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1841: Franklin County, Alabama Probate Judge​

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1842: Alabama State Representative​

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1853: Alabama State Senator​

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1856 – 1861: Attorney in Florence, Alabama​

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1860: Douglas Democratic Party Presidential Elector​

Civil War Career:

1861: Delegate to Alabama State Secession Convention​

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1861: Chosen to succeed David Peter Lewis in Confederate Congress​

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1861 – 1862: Alabama Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress​

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1861: Took office in Montgomery, Alabama on April 19th​​

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1861 – 1862: Believed only emergency extra powers should be assign​

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1861 – 1862: Opposed new taxes, new loans, new executive powers​

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1861 – 1862: Opposed new uses of militia, and everything novelty​

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1861 – 1862: Made only three Suggestions from floor of Congress​

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1861 – 1862: Advocate for exempting carriages from taxation​

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1861 – 1862: Advocate for settling claims against the Confederacy​

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1862: Defeated narrowly for Regular Congressional Office​

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1862 – 1865: Confederate Contractor of cotton and woolens​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1876: Attorney in Florence, Alabama​

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Associate of Josiah Patterson Campbell​

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1865 – 1870: Chairman of Alabama Democratic Central Committee​

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1876: Democratic Party Presidential Elector for Samuel J. Tilden ticket​

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1877 – 1895: Solicitor for his district in Alabama​

Died: June 20, 1913

Place of Death: Florence, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 93 years old

Burial Place: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama

 

[Pollaco]

Gonna have to do a little research, this biography states he succeeded David Peter Lewis in the Confederate Congress. Another states it was a Thomas Fearn that he replaced.My guess it was Fearn who died on January 16, 1863 but was born in 1789 and did resign from the Confederate Congress in April 1861.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Gonna have to do a little research, this biography states he succeeded David Peter Lewis in the Confederate Congress. Another states it was a Thomas Fearn that he replaced.My guess it was Fearn who died on January 16, 1863 but was born in 1789 and did resign from the Confederate Congress in April 1861.

This came from Confederate congress by Ezra Warner

 

[Pollaco]

His first son ,William Stratton, was killed at Pulaski fighting under Forrest.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Birthday

This came from Confederate congress by Ezra Warner

Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress By Ezra J. Warner, Jr.

Cheers,
USS ALASKA