About Allen Jones
Lived 1739 – 1798 (aged 58). Allen Jones was an American politician.
Allen Jones (December 24, 1739 – November 10, 1798) was an American planter, American Revolution brigadier general of the Halifax District Brigade, and statesman from Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Jones served in the military throughout the American Revolutionary War (1775–83). Colonel over the Northampton County Regiment of Militia (1775–1776) Brigadier General over the Halifax District Brigade of North Carolina militia (1776–1783)
He also served in the State senate 1777 to 1779, 1783, 1784, and 1787; and as a Member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780. Jones was a delegate at the state convention that rejected the proposed Constitution of the United States at Halifax, in 1788.
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Who was Allen Jones?
American statesman, 1739-1798
When was Allen Jones born?
Allen Jones was born on 24 December 1739 in Edgecombe County.
When did Allen Jones die?
Allen Jones died on 10 November 1798 in Northampton County.
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Allen Jones was a politician.
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Allen Jones was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Allen Jones (Continental Congress)
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