词条 | John S. Jones |
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|name=John Sills Jones |image=JSJones.jpg |state=Ohio |district=9th |term_start=March 4, 1877 |term_end=March 3, 1879 |preceded=Earley F. Poppleton |succeeded=George L. Converse |state_house2=Ohio |district2=Delaware County |term_start2=January 4, 1880 |term_end2=January 6, 1884 |preceded2=David H. Elliott |succeeded2=George L. Sackett |party=Republican |birth_date={{birth date|1836|2|12}} |death_date={{death date and age|1903|4|11|1836|2|12}} |birth_place=Champaign County, Ohio |death_place=Delaware, Ohio |restingplace=Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio |alma_mater=Ohio Wesleyan University |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Army Union Army |serviceyears=1861 – 1865 |unit= 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment |rank= Colonel {{nowrap| Brevet Brigadier General}} |commands= 174th Ohio Infantry Regiment |battles= American Civil War }} John Sills Jones (February 12, 1836 – April 11, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. BiographyJones was born near St. Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. Studying law he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, in 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Delaware, Ohio; where he served as prosecuting attorney for Delaware County in 1860 and 1861. Wanting to serve in the Civil War he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment in 1861. After 3 years he reenlisted, and in September 1864 he was given command of the 174th Ohio Infantry Regiment with the rank of Colonel. Jones was mustered out with his regiment on July 7, 1865, and received a brevet promotion to Brigadier General on June 27. Jones afterwards resumed the practice of law. In 1866 he served as mayor of Delaware, Ohio and afterwards became prosecuting attorney again until 1872. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879) and served as a member of the State house of representatives (1879-1884). Jones died on April 11, 1903 and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery. See also{{Portal|United States Army|American Civil War}}References{{CongBio|J000238}} Retrieved on 2008-11-05External links{{findagrave|19569}}{{Bioguide}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox| state=Ohio | district=9 | before=Earley F. Poppleton | after=George L. Converse | years=March 4, 1877–March 3, 1879 }}{{s-end}}{{OhioRepresentatives09}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, John Sills}} 15 : 1836 births|1903 deaths|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio|Members of the Ohio House of Representatives|Mayors of places in Ohio|Ohio Republicans|Ohio lawyers|Ohio Wesleyan University alumni|Union Army colonels|People of Ohio in the American Civil War|People from Champaign County, Ohio|Burials at Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio|County district attorneys in Ohio|Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives|19th-century American politicians |
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