John Winston Jones

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name =John Winston Jones


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order =20th
office =Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
term_start =December 4, 1843
term_end =March 4, 1845
president =John Tyler
predecessor =John White
successor =John W. Davis
order2 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th district
term_start2 =March 4, 1835
term_end2 =March 3, 1837
predecessor2 =William P. Taylor
successor2 =Joseph Johnson
order3 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th district
term_start3 =March 4, 1837
term_end3 =March 3, 1839
predecessor3 =Joseph Johnson
successor3 =Joel Holleman
order4 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 14th district
term_start4 =March 4, 1839
term_end4 =March 3, 1841
predecessor4 =William S. Morgan
successor4 =Cuthbert Powell
order5 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
term_start5 =March 4, 1841
term_end5 =March 3, 1843
predecessor5 =Andrew Beirne
successor5 =George Dromgoole
order6 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
term_start6 =March 4, 1843
term_end6 =March 3, 1845
predecessor6 =Walter Coles
successor6 =Shelton Leake
birth_date =November 22, 1791
birth_place =Amelia County, Virginia
death_date =January 29, 1848 (aged 56)
death_place =Petersburg, Virginia
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party =Democratic-Republican
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alma_mater =The College of William & Mary
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John Winston Jones (November 22, 1791 - January 29, 1848) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born 22 November 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1813. He practiced law in Chesterfield County, Virginia before being appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Virginia's 5th Judicial Circuit in 1818. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention 1829 - 1830.

Jones was elected as a Democratic Congressman from Virginia and served from 1835 to 1845. He was the Speaker of the House between 1843 and 1845. He then returned to his native Virginia to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1847.

Jones was elected to a second state House term in November, but did not attend the session due to illness. He resigned his seat on December 17, and was succeeded by his son, Alexander. Jones died 29 January 1848 at his "Dellwood" plantation northwest of Petersburg, Virginia, and is buried there.

References

*cite book | last = Jamerson | first = Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising | title = Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007 | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | date = 2007 | location = Richmond, Virginia

External links

* [http://www.dellwoodplantation.com/history.htm Dellwood Plantation]