Talk:Alfred M. Jones

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A fact from Alfred M. Jones appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 February 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that "Long" Jones, so nicknamed for his great height, was elected to the legislature in two states, was a U.S. Marshal, and owned a mineral water plant?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alfred M. Jones.

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How tall was he?[edit]

Can't find any easy refs online. - Richfife (talk) 03:03, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Came here to ask the same thing. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 05:02, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Per Moses, he was "over six feet in height", which was considered tall for the time. Teemu08 (talk) 17:21, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]