James Jones (Georgia politician)
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James Jones | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – January 11, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | John Milledge |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1797 - 1799 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Jones Maryland |
| Died | Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
| Political party | Federalist Party |
| Profession | lawyer |
James Jones (died January 11, 1801) was an American politician and lawyer from the State of Georgia.[1]
Early years and education
[edit]Jones moved with his uncle to Georgia in 1740. He studied law in Savannah, Georgia, and gained admission to the state bar and became a practicing attorney. In 1790, he also served as a first lieutenant in the Georgia Militia.
Political career
[edit]Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1796, Jones was re-elected in 1798 but later resigned. While seeking re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives, Jones simultaneously ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. In the election of 1798, Georgia used a statewide at-large method to elect two members to serve in the 6th Congress of the United States.[2] Jones received 4,264 votes (37.3%), ahead of the second-place finisher, Benjamin Taliaferro, who received 3,823 votes (33.4%).[2] Both Jones and Taliaferro ran as candidates on the Federalist Party ticket. The incumbent, Abraham Baldwin, running as a Democratic-Republican, came in a distant third with 3,135 votes (27.4%)[2] Jones resigned from the Georgia General Assembly and took his seat in Congress instead. In 1798, Jones also served on the state constitutional convention.
Death and legacy
[edit]Jones died while still serving in that position in 1801 and was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Jones County, Georgia, was named in his honor.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ James Jones, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ a b c "6th Congress: Georgia 1798". Mapping Early American Elections. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 170.
External links
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress- United States Congress. "James Jones (id: J000227)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William J. Northen, Men of Mark in Georgia, A. B. Caldwell, 1912, pp. 360–361.
- Political Graveyard entry for James Jones
- 1801 deaths
- People from Maryland
- American people of Welsh descent
- Georgia (U.S. state) Federalists
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
- Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 18th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly