Background
Winston, John Anthony was born on September 4, 1812 in Madison County, Alabama, United States. Son of William and Mary (Baker) Winston.
Winston, John Anthony was born on September 4, 1812 in Madison County, Alabama, United States. Son of William and Mary (Baker) Winston.
Attended Cumberland College (now U. Nashville, Tennessee).
Owner large plantations in Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas. Owner cotton commission house, Mobile, Alabama, 1845-1871. Member Alabama House of Representatives, 1840, 42.
Member Alabama Senate, 1843-1853, president, 1845-1849.
Leader Southern-Rights Democrats. Governor Alabama (1st native-born Alabaman to hold office) 1853-1857.
Delegate Democratic Convention, Baltimore, 1848. Delegate Charleston Convention, 1860.
Alabama commissioner to State of Louisiana.
Commissioned colonel 8th Alabama Infantry, Confederate Army, served in Peninsular Campaign. Delegate to Alabama Constitutional Convention, 1865. Elected to the United States Senate for term 1867-1873, but denied seat for refusal to take oath of allegiance.
Member Alabama House of Representatives, 1840, 42. Member Alabama Senate, 1843-1853, president, 1845-1849.
Married Mary Agnes Walker, 1832. Married second, Mary West. Logwood, 1842.