John William Jones
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John William Jones | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th district | |
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | George W. Towns |
Succeeded by | Allen F. Owen |
Georgia House of Representatives for Monroe County | |
In office 1837–1838 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 14, 1806 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | April 27, 1871 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Carlisle Seminary University of Pennsylvania Jefferson Medical College |
Occupation | Physician, politician |
Profession | farmer, physician, educator, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Unit | Medical Department |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John William Jones (April 14, 1806 – April 27, 1871) was an American politician, planter, educator and physician. Born in Maryland and raised in Kentucky, Jones served one term in the United States Congress representing Georgia's 3rd congressional district, before resuming his careers as a planter and physician in Alabama as well as helped found two female seminaries before returning to Georgia. During the American Civil War, Jones accepted a commission as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army, and postwar taught medicine in Atlanta.[1]
Early and family life
John William Jones was born on April 14, 1806, in
Career
Dr. Jones began practicing medicine in Washington County, Tennessee in 1826. He later moved to Monroe, Georgia, and then to Campbellton, Georgia, in 1829. He moved to Culloden, Monroe County, Georgia in 1833.
He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1837. He moved to Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, in 1841. In 1846, Jones was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Whig to represent Georgia's 3rd congressional district. He did not run for reelection in 1848, serving one term from March 4, 1847, through March 3, 1849.
After his congressional term ended and another Whig took the seat, Jones moved to
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Dr. Jones served as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army. After the war, he returned to the Atlanta Medical College and remained with that faculty from 1865 until 1870.
Death
He died on April 27, 1871, in
References
- Appleton's Cyclopedia, vol. III p. 469
- ^ 1850 U.S. federal census for District 19, Chambers, Alabama, family 407
External links
- United States Congress. "John William Jones (id: J000239)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.