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.
[1] A Republican, Applegate served with Governor William H. Smith of the same political party, from 1868 to 1870.
His father's family had emigrated from Holland, settling in Pennsylvania and then Kentucky, until finally moving to Ohio.
[1] Too late to see combat action, his regiment was sent to Alabama to serve on occupation duty.
[citation needed] After his discharge, Applegate returned home to Ohio and brought his family to Huntsville, Alabama where he opened a law practice.