George W. Jones
U.S. Congressperson
1804 – 1896
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Who was George W. Jones?
George Wallace Jones, a frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846. A Democrat who was elected before the birth of the Republican Party, Jones served over ten years in the Senate, from December 7, 1848 to March 4, 1859.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1804
Vincennes - Also known as
- George Jones
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Transylvania University
- Lived in
- Dubuque
- Died
- Jul 22, 1896
Dubuque
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on July 23, 2013
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