Frank Jones
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| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | William B. Small |
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| Succeeded by | Joshua G. Hall |
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| Born | September 15, 1832 Barrington, New Hampshire |
| Died | October 2, 1902 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Democratic |
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 in 1849 with almost nothing and became a successful 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 and hotels, rebuilding the stately Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth and enlarging the Hotel Wentworth (now Wentworth-by-the-Sea) in New Castle. On considerable acreage in Portsmouth, Jones built a mansion in the Second Empire style, complete with gardens and a horse track. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1900. He died in Portsmouth in 1902 and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.
The Frank Jones Brewery was one of the largest producers of ale in the United States of America. In 1896, Jones' Portsmouth 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.
[edit] References
- Frank Jones at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Brighton, Ray. Frank Jones: King of the Alemakers. Hampton, N.H.: Randall, 1976.
- Frank Jones Brewery
