Andrew J. Applegate

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Andrew J. Applegate (born October 14, 1833 in Georgetown , Ohio , † August 21, 1870 in Mobile , Alabama ) was an American politician and from 1868 to 1870 the first lieutenant governor of Alabama.

Applegate was born in 1833 near Georgetown, Brown County, to Benjamin and Rebecca Applegate. His father's ancestors had originally emigrated from the Netherlands and settled in Pennsylvania . A family branch later sprang up in Kentucky . Applegate's father moved from there to Ohio and settled on a farm near Georgetown, where he raised a family.

Andrew Applegate attended public schools in Georgetown and later went on to study law. After completing his studies, he practiced in Georgetown. During the Civil War he served from July 9, 1861 in the fourth company of the Ohio volunteer cavalry , was appointed sergeant and later also quarter master sergeant . After his service he left the army on July 16, 1864, but rejoined in 1865 and was a member of the 189th Ohio volunteer infantry from March 6 to September 28, 1865 .

In 1866 Applegate settled in Huntsville and returned to practice as a lawyer. The next year he was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention. In the next election he was elected lieutenant governor ( Lieutenant Governor ) of Alabama and held this office from August 13, 1868 to 1870 from. Applegate, who belonged to the Republicans , was the first lieutenant governor of the state. The office was only created by the new constitution of 1867.

Applegate had been married to Lucinda Connor since September 7, 1858. The marriage resulted in two children, a son and a daughter.

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SURNAME Applegate, Andrew J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH near Georgetown , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1870
Place of death Mobile , Alabama