Jones, George Wallace, 1804-1896

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Dates

Existence: 1804 - 1896

Biography

George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 – July 22, 1896) was an American 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 3, 1859. During the American Civil War, he was arrested by Federal authorities and briefly jailed on suspicion of having pro-Confederate sympathies.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Daniel Webster letter

Collection

Identifier: Mss 840221

Webster Mss 840221

Date(s): 1840-03-21

Abstract

In English.