George Washington Jones (Texas politician)
George Washington Jones | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Dewitt Clinton Giddings |
| Succeeded by | James W. Throckmorton |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
| In office August 9, 1866 – August 8, 1867 | |
| Governor | James W. Throckmorton |
| Preceded by | Fletcher Stockdale |
| Succeeded by | James W. Flanagan |
| Bastrop County Attorney | |
| In office 1858–1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1828 Marion County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1903 (aged 74) Bastrop, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic (1866) Independent (1876–84)[a] Populist (1898) |
| Spouse |
Ledora Ann Mullins (m. 1855) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States ArmyRobert T. Allen’s Seventeenth Texas Infantry |
| Rank |  Colonel |
George Washington Jones (September 5, 1828 – July 11, 1903) was an American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Texas and was a Greenback member of the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
[edit]George Washington Jones was born to William Dandridge Claiborne Jones and Rachel Burleson Jones on September 5, 1828, in Marion County, Alabama.[1] He moved with his parents to Tipton County, Tennessee, and then to Bastrop, Texas. Jones studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851, and commenced practice in Bastrop. He owned slaves.[2]
From 1858 until 1860, he served as Bastrop county attorney.[3]
Military service
[edit]Although a supporter of the Union, Jones served in the Confederate States Army, eventually attaining the rank of colonel as commander of the 17th Texas Infantry Regiment.[4]
Public service
[edit]He was a delegate to the Texas state constitutional convention in 1866. Jones was elected lieutenant governor in 1866, with James W. Throckmorton as governor. Both Jones and Throckmorton were removed from office in 1867 by General Philip Henry Sheridan for being obstructions to Reconstruction.[5]
In 1878, Jones was elected as United States Congressman for the Texas 5th Congressional District. He was reelected in 1880 and served from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1883. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1882.
Personal life and death
[edit]On August 1, 1855, he married Ledora Ann Mullins in Bastrop.
Jones died on July 11, 1903. Ledora Jones died on August 31, 1903. They are both interred at Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Jones had support from the Greenback and Republican parties for his bids for Congress and Governor.
References
[edit]- ^ George Washington Jones genealogy. LDS Compact Disc #10 Pin #122475: LDS Family Search.org.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-10, retrieved 2022-07-08
- ^ Guttery, Ben (2008). Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas. BookSurge Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4196-7884-4.
- ^ "The 17th Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment". J.P. Blessington. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas W: GW Jones from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2 July 2010. Texas State Historical Association
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "George Washington Jones (id: J000223)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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