Thomas Jones

Thomas Jones (March 12, 1735 – September 12, 1812) was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1778 to 1806.

Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Jones was the only surviving son of Philip Jones Jr., a commissioner of the peace and surveyor in that county, and Jones received an appointment to serve as a trial court judge in the Sixth District of Maryland. In 1810, an effort was made in the legislature to remove Jones from the bench due to alleged non-attendance to his duties, but the effort failed, and Jones "held a seat on the trial bench until his death in 1812". after which he was succeeded on the court by Theodorick Bland.

Personal life and death Jones married Elizabeth Baxter, daughter of James Baxter, sheriff of Cecil County, Maryland, and Elizabeth Waugh, with whom he had three sons and three daughters. Jones fell ill and died while visiting one of his daughters at Fort McHenry, Maryland, at the age of 77.