John Edward Jones (governor)

John E. Jones
Governor of Nevada
In office January 7, 1895 – April 10, 1896
Lieutenant	Reinhold Sadler
Preceded by	Roswell K. Colcord
Succeeded by	Reinhold Sadler
Personal details
Born	John Edward Jones (1840-12-05)December 5, 1840 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died	April 10, 1896(1896-04-10) (aged 55) San Francisco, California U.S.
Resting place	Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City
Political party	Silver
Spouse	Elizabeth Weyburn ​ (m. 1880)​
Children	2
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John Edward Jones (December 5, 1840 – April 10, 1896) was an American politician who was the

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Biography

Jones was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and his family moved to Iowa in 1856. His early education was in the common schools of his native Wales. He graduated from the Iowa State University in 1865.^[1] He married Elizabeth Weyburn on November 25, 1880, and they had two children, Edith and Arvin.^[2]

Career

As a young man, Jones worked as a miner, a farmer, and a teacher. In 1867, he worked on building the Union Pacific Railroad. Settling in Eureka, Nevada in 1869, he was involved in organizing the Nevada Militia in 1876 where he served as Major.^[1]

Jones worked

of Nevada, serving two terms.

Jones resigned that post, in 1894 and ran for Governor of Nevada on the

Death

Jones, losing his battle with cancer, died while still holding office on April 10, 1896, in San Francisco at the age of 55. He is interred at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nevada.

References

External links

• John Edward Jones at Find a Grave
• Biography
• John Edward Jones 1895-1896 at the Nevada State Library and Archives
• Nevada Governors' Biographical Information at the Nevada State Library and Archives

Party political offices
First	Governor of Nevada 1894	Succeeded by Reinhold Sadler
Political offices
Preceded by Roswell K. Colcord	Governor of Nevada 1895 – 1896	Succeeded by Reinhold Sadler