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Jones, William Atkinson, lawyer, eongrehsnian, was iMtrn March 21, 1849, in Warsaw, Va. He entered the Virginia military

where

institute,

mained

re-

lie

until the

evacuation of Kiehmond, serving as oecanion re<|Uired with the cadets in the dethat city. He the academic department the of university of Virfi'Hse of

ent»'re*l

ginia, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of H.L. in 1870. He was adm'itted to the bar in July, 1870, an<l has continued to practice law. He was a delegate at large froni his .state to the national democratic convention in 180«5; and was <-hairman of the Virginia delegjition in that boily. In 1 891- 191.^) he was a represent jitive from 'irginia to the lift v-seeond. lifty-tliird. fifty fourth, fifty-fifth. fiftysi.xth. fifty-seventh, fifty-eightli, fifty-ninth, si.xtii th, si.xty-tirst,

si.xty-seeond anil si.xty-

third congresses as a democrat. Jones, William Carey, lawyer, c,>,

in

Hemsen.

N.V. He was educated chielly at the high seluKd and seminary at Salem. Wis.; nnd at the university of Wisconsin at .Madison. In 1870 he was adniitte7-t>9 he was a representative from Washington to the (ifty-fifth congress. Jones, William Caswell, !aver, jurist, au-

Wot

tlior,

poet,

sonville.

was horn July III.

His

l.'i.

father Jones.

and

third

edition

He

1903. tional

is

of

which was published

a

belove he was elected profes-sor in natural sciences in the tiniversity of (Ji.Hirgia. In 1802-99 he edited and contribute<l lo an agricultural magazine. He also was <'hemist in charge of the powder making at the confederate mills at Augusta, Ga. Jones, William Lucius, journalist, pub<ia.

lisher,

HI.

was

He

Ikirn

June

received a

7, 18.59, in Lebanon, thorough education in

the public schools of native city; and was a student at the

liis

McKendree

college.

1881 he has the editor and owner of the Journal of Lebanon. III.; and was president of the .Southern Illinois press association in 1891. He has been

Since

been

citizen,

he was admitted to the l»ar; and served as a niemlK-r of the twenty-seventh general asseinl)!y of IIliTois in 1871 and 1872. In 1877 he was elected county judg«' of his

is

.Mal)aiiia.

in

Caswell

i

and and



merchant

who diwi wlien the son was in his fifth year. ll»' received the rudiments of his education in the public scImm)|s; (be Ohio W<'s 1 ey a »i u n i ve rs t y of Delaware; and the law schotli prose and verse for current periodicals and magazines; and is the author of nirch-R«xl Days, and Other Poems, published by the American publishers' association. He is also the author of ElementH and Science of English Versification, a most valuable work destined to become a standard work on that subject. Jones, William Edmonson, soldier, was born in .May, 1824. near (Hade Spring, » a. He entered the confetlerate army as captain in I8(n and was made major-general in I8t}3. He died Jiuie 5, 1804, near New Hope. Va. Jones, William G., lawyer, jurist. He was a judge of the L'nited States court for the

1848. in Hut-

was

First

a director of the

bank of Robinson,

.

prominent in educaiwork; and for

tional

years he was on the executive committee of the National education associa(ifteen

tion.

Jones, William Palmer, educator, journalphysician, state senator, founder, was Oct. 17, 1819, in Adair county, Ky. lie aided in founding Shelby nuvlical e»dbge in 18.'>8; and filled its chair of materia is),

iKtrn

mcdica: and in 1870 became presi«lent of Nashville medical college in Tennessee. As member of the state senate he introduced the public school law, which provides equal educational advantages for cliildren of all races. He died in 1897 in Tenness»»e. Jones, William Price, soldier, was born in New Voik. In 18(51 he enlisted in the civil war: and in was brevetted brigadiergein ral of volunteers. He died Oct. 3. 1870. Jones, William Russell, educator. Iwturer. physi«'ian. author, was Ixim Jan. 18, 1870. in Orange county, Va. In 1892 he a