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was admit UhI to the practin- of law.

lie

has been president uf the Mi».HUuri, Kaii aas and Texas railroad; and in a uirect4}r of

.>ieveral

He

other eorporation-*.

is

tlie

author of M«*<litation of an Autt»graph C ul leetor; and |)i I'lsn m-i of a Book Lover. soldier, congreMman, was JoUey, John born ,)uh 14, 1840. in Canada. In 1862 he enlisted as a private soldier in tlie twint third regiment Wiscoiisiu voluutviT iiiiantry; and In 1865 was miMtered out b» second lietitenant. In 1867-^9 he v;i^ a mem ber of the Dakota house of reprcHetitutived; anu in 1875-81 was a member of the Dakota territorial eouneil. In l.SH«) !»n he was a ;itate senato. ; and in 1877-85 wa« mayor In 1891-93 he of the city of Vermilion. was a represt-ntativ*' from Sniitli Dakota to the tifty-lirHt e»mgrcii>» to liU a vacaney and to the fifty-second congress as a reJolly,

was

George Washington, lawyer,

lH)rn

a

Farmer. Jones, Alexander,

was

lH»rn

Keh.

1S4;J.

22,

jurist,

Breekinridf^e

in

eounty. Ky. He received a thon>iij»li ediieution in liie |)uldie and private sehuuUof hi.s native state; and in IHtiH was a gradHe is a noted attorney of uate in huv. Owenslioro. Ky.: and heside heinj; elected eity attorney iti 1901, he has tilled .several other local olUces. In 1880-U4 he was I'nited States attorney for the district of

Kentueky.

in

l.Sil2

the

Kleetrie

Teh

Seventy-Six.

New York

and

'

American

oonserra1S04 he became liead of the pianoforte department of the univers i t y of Mirhipiii In

lories.

mu-ic at scluwd of Detroit. Mich. He is direcior, president and founder of the Michipin conservatory of

music

at Detroit, Mich. He is the composer of several dances and romances. Jonas, Benjamin Franklin, lawyer, sol»Iier. I'nited States senator, was Ixtrn .Inly 19. 1834, in Williamstown, Ky. He studied law in New iMeans: and in 1855 received liplouni from hr law department of the He served in the university of Louisiana. confederate army until the end of the civil le<'ted a member of the war. In IKO.i wa-" Louisiana state legislature; and servtHl unIn 1868 he was til the reconstruction. chairnian of the Louisiana delegation to the democrat ie national convention and in 187478 was city attom^ of Ni w Orlcniis. La. In IH7ti-77 he was a meml>er of the Loiiisi ana legislature: and was chairman of the In 1879 judicial eommittee of the house. he waa elected to the I nited States senate

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journalist, In

North Carolitia.

iiian,

was

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tin-

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of

25,

1803,

in

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soldier,

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21.

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died

and Aug.

City.

Alexander iMirii

crmnty. X.C. lHti2 served

.liily

He was

ai

llunronihi'

merehant;

an;h nnisieal education European in

physician,

in

he b«>eame the agent uf the Associated prcHs in New York City, and invented a iijirehi-n^ive system of ciiilM r-i. the first UMil by the as.<*tK:iatiou. He wa^ the author of C*uba in 1851 : Historical Sketch of 18.')0

Jones,


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vacancy. In IS8."} Sf> lu- was colfif the |K)rt of New Oi leans. La. Jones, Albert Elisha, merehant, poet, was horn .ug. Ill, 1H42, in Weld, .Maine. In 1.S77 he removetl to 'ro|u ka. Kan., where he Iweame proprietor of the Oaklainl .lerM'y stock farm. He is the author of a numlN>r of poems; ami for a nunilier of >ears has been a writer on the Kansas to fill liftor

Among

liis

st«'el

plates are

The I mage- breaker, after LiM



He

died

Jones, Allen, soMier, state senator, eongre.ssman, was born in I7;{!» in Halit'a.x county. N.C. He waa n revolutionary patriot; and was chosen brigadier-general of Halifax district in 177t». He was a delegate to tin- North Carolina state constitutional convention in 1776; and in 1779-80 he wnp n delegate from North Carolina to the «ontinent;il (iii;^res.-» state senator in I7H487; and member of the convention to adopt the Tnited States constitution. He died Nov. in. I7S1t. in Nortliamptoii coiinty. N.C. physician, president of Jones, Anson, Texas, was bom •Fan. 20, 1798, in Oreat l?;irrington. Mnss. He raised a military eumpany, with which he was engaged in the battle of San .laeinto; was judge advocate-general; and in 1837 was a member of the Texas congress. He was minister from Texas to the Cnited States government in 1k:{7 -:{•). He died Jan. 8, 18i>8, in Houston, Texas. Jonas, Amanda Theodosia, educator, inventor, author, poet, was born Oct. 0, 1835,

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