Jones, George Washington, 1806-1884

George Washington Jones (1806-1884), a native of Tennessee, was a Democratic state representative, 1835-1839, and state senator, 1839-1841; clerk of the Lincoln County Court, 1840-1843; U.S. representative, 1843-1859; Confederate congressman, 1862-1864; and member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870.

From the guide to the George Washington Jones Papers, 1835-1884, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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