Jones, Walter Burgwyn, 1888-1963
Variant namesWalter B. Jones was the son of Alabama governor (1890-1894) and U.S. District Judge, Thomas Goode Jones. Walter Jones was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1919-1920) and a circuit judge in Alabama (1920-1935). He was a columnist for the Montgomery Advertiser and a state commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A dissident Democratic elector from Alabama cast one electoral vote for Jones for President of the United States in 1956.
From the description of Walter B. Jones imprints, circa 1962. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 176877382
Walter B. Jones was born 1888 Oct. 16 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Ala. He was the son of Thomas Goode and Georgena Carolina Bird Jones.
Jones was admitted to the bar in 1909. After holding other offices Jones was elected circuit judge of the fifteenth circuit in 1922, and reelected every six years into the 1950s.
From the description of Montgomery County (Ala.) courthouse and jail photographs, [ca.1956]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122508117
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| creatorOf | Jones, Walter B. (Walter Burgwyn), 1888-1963. Sidney Lanier clippings, 1867-1949. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History. Public information subject files - Feature newspaper columns : Walter B. Jones, 1925-1963. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Alabama. Supreme Court. Sixth Division. Record of the Case of Albert Fuller aka Albert Frederick Fuller aka Albert F. Fuller vs the State of Alabama, 1958-1959. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Dixon, Frank M. (Frank Murray), 1892-1965. Papers, 1924-1965. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Jones, Walter B. (Walter Burgwyn), 1888-1963. Walter B. Jones imprints, circa 1962. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Jones, Walter B. (Walter Burgwyn), 1888-1963. Montgomery County (Ala.) courthouse and jail photographs, [ca.1956]. | Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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| associatedWith | Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Alabama. Supreme Court. Sixth Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Carter, Eugene W., b.1894. | person |
| associatedWith | Dixon, Frank M. (Frank Murray), 1892-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914. | person |
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Person
Birth 1888-10-16
Death 1963-08-01
