Columbus Jones (died 1869) was an American politician who was a delegate at Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention and served as state legislator representing Madison County, Alabama. He served in the

Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...

and died while still in office.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 121 Jones was born enslaved and was documented as illiterate. He,

Andrew J. Applegate Andrew J. Applegate (October 14, 1833 – August 21, 1870) was a lawyer, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Alabama during Reconstruction. A Republican, Applegate served with ...

, and Lafayette Robinson appeared on an 1867 "Republican Union" ticket as delegate candidates for the Alabama Constitutional Convention. They were elected. Applegate went on to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1868 to 1870.

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