Joseph Jones (Virginia)
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Joseph Jones (1727 – October 28, 1805) was an American
United States
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lawyer and statesman from King George County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,584 people, 9,411 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
. He served as a delegate for Virginia
Virginia
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to the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
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in 1777 and again from 1780 to 1783. He was the uncle of James Monroe
James Monroe
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.