About James H. Jones
Lived 1830 – 1904 (aged 73). James H. Jones was an American politician and lawyer.
James Henry Jones (September 13, 1830 – March 22, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Jones moved with his parents to Talladega County, Alabama, in early youth. He pursued an academic course and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Henderson, Texas.
During the Civil War Jones enlisted in the Confederate States Army and served as captain and lieutenant colonel of the Eleventh Texas Infantry, and later as colonel commanding the Third Brigade of Walker's Texas Division.
Jones was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887).
He resumed the practice of law in Henderson, Texas, and died there March 22, 1904. Jones was interred in the New Cemetery, Henderson, Texas.
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Who was James H. Jones?
American politician (1830-1904)
When was James H. Jones born?
James H. Jones was born on 13 September 1830 in Shelby County.
When did James H. Jones die?
James H. Jones died on 22 March 1904.
What was James H. Jones's occupation?
James H. Jones was a politician and lawyer.
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James H. Jones was American.
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