John Winston Jones
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John Winston Jones | |
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William Smith | |
Preceded by | William Goode |
Succeeded by | James F. Strother |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Chesterfield County | |
In office December 7, 1846 – December 17, 1847 | |
Preceded by | William Winfree |
Succeeded by | Alexander Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | November 22, 1791 The College of William & Mary |
Profession | Lawyer |
John Winston Jones (November 22, 1791 – January 29, 1848) was an American politician and lawyer. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1845. He served as Speaker of the House in both the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–1845) and the Virginia House of Delegates (1847).
Early life and career
Born November 22, 1791, in
Tenure in Congress
Jones was elected as a
He was elected to serve as Speaker of the House during the 28th Congress, which convened in 1843 and adjourned in 1845.
Jones declined nomination for a sixth term in Congress and returned to Virginia in 1845.
Career after Congress
Upon his retirement from Congress, he returned to the practice of law in Virginia. Among his more prominent cases, he served as lead counsel for Thomas Ritchie Jr., who in 1846 faced trial for his involvement in the infamous duel in which John Hampden Pleasants was fatally wounded. Ritchie won acquittal on the grounds of self-defense.[1]
That same year, Jones was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and in 1847 was chosen as
Private life
Jones married Harriet Boisseau in 1815 and together they had three children: Mary Winston, James Boisseau and Alexander. His son-in-law was
Jones died on January 29, 1848. He is buried in the family cemetery at his Dellwood Plantation northwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
Electoral history
- 1835; Jones was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 68.09% of the vote, defeating Whig William Segar Archer.
- 1837; Jones was re-elected unopposed.
- 1839; Jones was re-elected with 58.51% of the vote, defeating a Whig identified only as Taylor.
- 1841; Jones was re-elected with 69.47% of the vote, defeating Independents Junius E. Leigh and Thomas Miller.
- 1843; Jones was re-elected unopposed.
References
- Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates.
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