Robert McDonald Jones was a prominent Confederate

Confederate States of America

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 politician. He was born in Mississippi

Mississippi

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 and later relocated to Indian Territory

Indian Territory

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. During the removal of Chocktaws to Indian Territory he worked for federal funds for the tribe. He represented the Choctaw

Choctaw

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 nation in the First Confederate Congress

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from 1862 to 1864. As a slave owner he was an ardent supporter of the confederacy. He died of malaria in 1872. Unfortunately his home later burned, destroying all his letters and papers.
Jones was the wealthiest man in Indian Territory. He owned plantations in Arkansas and Louisiana. He owned several dozen stores and three river boats.