Henry Cox Jones (January 23, 1821 – June 20, 1913) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from

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to the

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from April 1861 to February 1862.

Biography

Henry Cox Jones was born in

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, 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 Congress of the Confederate States to replace

Thomas Fearn Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 – January 16, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office. Biography ...

and served in that capacity from April 1861 to February 1862.

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