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sioner for Massachusetts for the promotion of uni- form legislation in the United States. iy91. In 1885 he became one of the editors of the American Ldw Revieio. He is the author of the following legal treatises : Law of Mortgages of Real Projierty (2 vols., 1878; .5th ed., 1804): Law of Corporate .Boiuls and Mortgages (1879; 2d ed., 1890); Laiv of Mortgages of Personal Pi-opertxj (1881 ; 4th ed., 1894); Law of Pledges (1883); Law of Liens, Com- mon Law. Statntory, Equitable and Maritime (2 vols., 1888: 2d ed., 1893) ; Forms of Conveyancing (1886; 5th ed., 1889) ; Law of Real Property (2 vols., 1896) ; Late of Easements (1898) ; An Index to Legal Periodical Literature (1887; 2d vol., 1890).

JONES, Lewis Henry, educator, was born in Xoblesville, Ind., July 3, 1844; son of William and Huldah (Swain) Jones. He studied at Oswego Normal School, and received the masters degree from De Pauw Universit^^ He married, March 21, 1872, Sarah Ellen Good, who died in 1901. He was a teacher in Indiana Normal School in 1872- 74 ; principal of Indianapolis High School in 1876- 84 ; Superintendent of schools there in 1884-94, and in Cleveland in 1894-1902, then becoming President of Michigan Normal College. He is author of a series of readers.

JONES, Marcus Eugene, botanist, was born at Jefferson, Ashtabula county, Ohio, April 25, 1852. He was prepared for college at the acad- emy of Iowa college, and was graduated from Iowa college, A.B., 1875, A.M., 1878. He was a tutor at Iowa college, 1875-76 ; principal of Le Mars normal college, 1877 ; acting professor of natural science at Colorado college, 1879 ; libra- rian at the University of Utah, 1880-81, and principal of the Jones high school. Salt Lake City. Utah, 1884-86. He was special expert for the U.S. treasury department in 1889 ; special ex- pert of the U.S. treasury for Utah, 1889-90 ; geol- ogist for the Rio Grande Western railroad, 1890-93 : special field agent of the U.S. depart- ment of agriculture, 1894-95 ; engaged in original research on the botany and geolog}' of the region west of the Missouri river, 1878-1900, and geolo- gist for the Pacific and Idaho Northern railroad, 1899-1900. As a botanist, geologist and mining expert he engaged in pi-e paring a Botany of the Great Plateau and a Geology of Utah. He was elected a fellow in the American Academy for the Advancement of Science in 1893. He is the author of : Excursion Botanique (1879) ; Ferns of the West (1883) ; Utah (1889) ; Some Phases of Mining in Utah (1889); Salt Lake City (1890); Contributions to Western Botany, 'x\os. 1-S: Shridis and Trees of Utah (1900) ; and manj' articles on botany, geology and meteorology contributed to periodical literature.

JONES, Noble VVymberly, delegate, was born

near London, England, in 1732 ; son of Col. Noble Jones, an early companion of Oglethorpe, member of the council, and treasurer of the prov- ince of Georgia. He served several years in the military service in Oglethorpe's regiment and as surgeon in a company of rangers, and then en- gaged in the practice of medicine with his father in Savannah, Ga., 1756-74. He was one of the first at the commencement of dissensions between Great Britain and her colonies to take a stand in favor of the colonists, and was one of the early advocates of having the province of Georgia rep- resented in the general congress at Philadelphia. The advanced age of his father alone prevented his attending as one of the first delegates in 1775. He was elected a member and speaker of the assembly of the province of Georgia in 1768 and was re- elected at each new session. In 1770 his views had become so pronounced and objectionable to the crown, that Governor Wright refused to con- firm his re-election, and ordered the house of commons to select another speaker. The as- sembly rebelled at this interference as a breach of the privileges of the house and the assembly was dissolved by the governor, Feb. 23, 1770. At the convention of the general assembly in 1772, Dr. Jones was again elected as speaker, and again the governor refused to sanction the choice, and only by dissolving the assembly did lie carry his point. Jones was among the first to associate for the purpose of sending delegates to a continental congress at Philadelphia and he was elected a delegate by a convention of patriots in Savan- nah, Ga., Dec. 8, 1774, but did not serve, in defer- ence to the wishes of his aged lather. He was then elected a delegate by the provincial con- gress in January, 1775, and served 177.5-76. When Savannah fell into the hands of the British in December, 1778. he removed to Charleston, S.C., and was taken prisoner and sent captive to St. Augustine, Fla. He was exchanged in 1781 and went to Philadelphia, Pa., where he engaged in the practice of medicine, and was accredited as a delegate from Georgia to the Continental con- gress, 1781-83. He returned to Savannah, Ga., in 1782, was elected to the assembly and resumed his professional labors. He was a member of the committee to receive General Washington on his visit to Savannah in 1791, and presided over the state constitutional convention in May, 1795. He was president of the Georgia Medical society in 1804. He died at Savannah, Ga., Jan 9, 1805.

JONES, Richard, educator, was born in Ber- lin, Wis., July 18, 1855 ; son of the Rev. John A. and Ann (Davies) Jones. He attended Grin- nell academy, Iowa, and was graduated from Iowa college, A.B., 1878, A.M.. 1881. He was married, Dec. 28, 1881, to Carrie Holmes, daughter of the Hon. John B. Grinnell, of Iowa. He was