George W. Jones Senator

George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 – July 22, 1896), a frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846. A Democrat who was elected before the birth of the Republican Party, Jones served over ten years in the Senate, from December 7, 1848 to March 4, 1859.

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George W. Jones
Birth dateApril 12, 1804
Birth place
Vincennes Indiana , United States
Date of deathJuly 22, 1896
Place of death
Dubuque Iowa , United States
Education
Transylvania University
Profession
Lawyer , Judge , Politician , Miner , Storekeeper

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Politician

party
Democratic Party (United States)
Jacksonian democracy
region
Michigan Territory
Wisconsin Territory
Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district
Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district
successor

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