James_H._Jones_(North_Carolina_politician)

James H. Jones (North Carolina politician)

James H. Jones (North Carolina politician)

Servant and politician

James Henry Jones (died April 8, 1921) was a personal servant, coachman, contractor, deputy sheriff, firefighter, and courier. He worked for Jefferson Davis and served as an alderman in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1][2] He was a Republican.[3]

He was a delegate to the 1865 Colored Men's Convention held in Raleigh and served in the Union League. He married and had two sons.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jones, James H. | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
  2. [2]
    Logue, Larry M.; Barton, Michael (December 29, 2007). The Civil War Veteran: A Historical Reader. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814752036 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "James H Jones dead". Asheville Citizen-Times. April 9, 1921. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.


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