Frank Jones

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Frank Jones (September 15, 1832 - October 2, 1902) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Barrington, New Hampshire where he attended the public schools. He moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1849 and became a merchant and brewer. He owned establishments in Portsmouth and South Boston, Massachusetts.

Jones was the mayor of Portsmouth in 1868 and 1869. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 1880 losing to Republican Charles Henry Bell by only a few thousand votes, 44,432 to 40,813.

Later, Jones became affiliated with the Republican Party as he was disgusted over William Jennings Bryan's stand on Free Silver. He also became interested in railroads. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1900. He died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1902 and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.

Jones was one of the largest brewers of ale in the United States of America. In 1896, his Portsmouth, New Hampshire brewery was producing about 250,000 barrels a year. In 1889, Jones put his company's stock on the market in London. The new company was incorporated on May 17, 1889. In 1950, the Frank Jones Brewery closed after 90 years.