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and personal generosity that a fund of $250,000 was raised, which gave an assured income to the general during his last days, and to his family after- ward. He was one of the founders of the Union League club, and a vestryman of All Souls' P. E. churcli. He was married, in 1836, to Sarah M. Gilbert, of Troy, N.Y. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1886, and she survived her husband. Their son, Gilbert E. Jones, succeeded as business manager of the Times. George Jones, died at Poland Springs, Maine, Aug. 13, 1891.

JONES, George James, clergyman, was born at Llanpumpsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales, April 20, 1856; son of James and Mary (James) Jones. He was graduated from Marietta college, Ohio, in 1884; pursued the Lane seminary course at the same time, and was ordained by the Congre- gational conference of Central Ohio in that year. He was pastor of the First Congregational church, Marysville, Oliio, 1881-87; the First Con- gregational church at Findlay, Ohio, 1887-89; was trustee of Findlay college, Ohio, four years; pastor of the Tabernacle at Washington, D.C., 1891-95, and was also professor of rhetoric and oratory at Howard university, Washington, D.C., during that time. He united with the Presbytery of Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1894; was pastor of the May wood Presbyterian church, Chicago, 111., and of an Independent churcli at Knoxville, Tenn; president of Gale college, Wisconsin, 1897-99, and became pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Forest, Ohio, in 1899. He received the honorary degree of Ph.D. from Marietta college in 1889, and that of LL.D. from Gale college, in 1899. His lecture subjects include the follow- ing: "Judas To-day," " American Sovereignty," "Educational Essentials," and " Evolution." He is the author of: The Province of Philosophy {\8%^); American Church (189G); Bethlehem (1900), and contributions to religious and secular pe- riodicals.

JONES, George Wallace, senator, was born in Yincennes, Ind., April 12, 1804; son of Judge John Rice and Mary (Barger) Jones. He at- tended Bishop Dubourg's Roman Catholic college in St. Louis, and was graduated at Transyl- vania university in 1825. He then took up the study of law, and was appointed clerk of the U.S. district court for Missouri, holding the i)o- sition until his removal to Sinsinawa Mound, Michigan Territory, in March, 1827, where he kept a store and also engaged in mining and smelting. He was married, Jan. 7, 1829, to Josephine, daughter of Cyrul Gregoire, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo. They had eight children, and when Mrs. Jones died, April 29, 1888, there were two sons and two daughters surviving. In 1832 he was appointed on tiie staff of Gen. Henrj^ Dodge as aide-de-camp and served throughout.

the Black Hawk war, and he was immediHtely afterward elected colonel of the militia of Michigan, his opponent being Capt. W. H. Hamilton, son of Gen. Alexander Hamilton. Soon after he was appointed chief justice of the territorial court, al- tliough not yet ad- mitted to practice as a lawyer. He was delegate from Michi- gan Territory to the 24th congress, 1835, and drew up the act for the erection of the territory of W^is- consin out of Michi- gan Ten-itory. He was a delegate to the 25th congress from Wisconsin Ter- ritory, 1837-39; and was defeated for re- election in 1838 on account of his part as second to Representative Jonathan Cilley, of Maine, in his duel with Representative William J. Graves, February, 1838. He drew up the bill for the establishment of Iowa Territory, which, through his efforts, was created, July 4, 1838, and in December, 1840, President Van Buren ap- pointed him surveyor-general of the territory, and he was removed from the office, July 4, 1841, by President Tyler, but restored by President Polk, March, 1845. He made his residence in Dubuque, and in December, 1848, he was elected with Augustus C. Dodge as U.S. senator from the new state. He served in the U.S. senate, 1848- 59, and on March 8, 1859, he was appointed bj' President Buchanan U.S. minister to Bogota, S. A. He accepted the appointment, April 30, 1859, and was succeeded on Nov. 5, 1861, by Allan A. Burton. On arriving in Washington he was entertained by Secretary Seward and renewed his acquaintance with Abraham Lincoln. On his arrival in New York city he vvas arrested by order of Secretary Seward on the charge of dis- loyalty, based on a friendly letter to his old college mate, Jefferson Davis, which fell into the hands of the state department, and he was im- prisoned in Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, for sixty-four days, when he was released by President Lincoln, who believed him innocent of the charge. He returned to Dubuque, Iowa, where he died, July 22, 1896.

JONES, Henry Lawrence, clergyman, was born in New York city. May 30, 1839; son of the Rev. Dr. Lot and Lucy Ann (Ballard) Jones. His father was born in Brimswick, Maine, was rector of the Church of the Epiphany, New York city, 1832-65, and died in October, 1865. His