James T. Jones
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James Taylor Jones was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
Born in Richmond, Virginia
, Jones moved with his father to Marengo County, Alabama
, in 1834.
He pursued classical studies.
He graduated from Princeton College in 1852 and from the law school of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1855.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1856 and commenced practice in Demopolis, Alabama
.
During the Civil War
enlisted in the Confederate States Army
as a private in the Fourth Alabama Regiment.
Jones was elected captain of Company D in this regiment in 1862.
He was appointed judge advocate in the Confederate War Department in 1864 and served until the close of the war.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1865.
He served as member of the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
Congress.
Jones was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth
Congress.
Jones was elected to the Forty-eighth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas H. Herndon.
He was reelected to the Forty-ninth
and Fiftieth
Congresses and served from December 3, 1883, to March 3, 1889.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.
He resumed the practice of law in Demopolis, Alabama
.
Circuit judge of the first judicial circuit of Alabama from 1890 until his death in Demopolis, Alabama
, February 15, 1895.
He was interred in Lyon Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Born in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
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, Jones moved with his father to Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...
, in 1834.
He pursued classical studies.
He graduated from Princeton College in 1852 and from the law school of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1855.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1856 and commenced practice in Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The population was 7,483 at the time of the 2010 United States Census....
.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
enlisted in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a private in the Fourth Alabama Regiment.
Jones was elected captain of Company D in this regiment in 1862.
He was appointed judge advocate in the Confederate War Department in 1864 and served until the close of the war.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1865.
He served as member of the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress.
Jones was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...
Congress.
Jones was elected to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas H. Herndon.
He was reelected to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
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and Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congresses and served from December 3, 1883, to March 3, 1889.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.
He resumed the practice of law in Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The population was 7,483 at the time of the 2010 United States Census....
.
Circuit judge of the first judicial circuit of Alabama from 1890 until his death in Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The population was 7,483 at the time of the 2010 United States Census....
, February 15, 1895.
He was interred in Lyon Cemetery.