John Winston Jones

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John Winston Jones
John Winston Jones

In office
December 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded by John White
Succeeded by John W. Davis

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd, 5th, 9th, 10th and 14th district
In office
18351837 (9th)
18371839 (10th)
18391841 (14th)
1841 - 1843 (3rd)
1843 - 1845 (5th)
Preceded by William P. Taylor (1835)
Joseph Johnson (1837)
William Steven Morgan (1839)
Andrew Beirne (1841)
Edmund Hubard (1843)
Succeeded by Joseph Johnson (1837)
Cuthbert Powell (1839)
Walter Coles (1841)
Shelton Leake (1843)

Born November 22, 1791
Amelia County, Virginia
Died January 29, 1848
Petersburg, Virginia
Political party Democratic-Republican/Democrat

John Winston Jones (1791 - 1848) was a U.S. political figure. Born 22 November 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1813. He practiced law in Chesterfield County, Virginia before being appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Virginia's 5th Judicial Circuit in 1818. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention 1829 - 1830. He was elected as a Democratic Congressman from Virginia and served from 1835 to 1845. He was the Speaker of the House between 1843 and 1845. He then returned to his native Virginia to serve as Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1846 - 1847. Jones died 29 January 1848 at his "Dellwood" plantation northwest of Petersburg, Virginia, and is buried there.

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Preceded by
John White
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
December 4, 1843March 4, 1845
Succeeded by
John Wesley Davis


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