Daniel Webster Jones

Daniel Webster Jones (born December 15, 1839 in Bowie County , Texas , † December 25, 1918 in Little Rock , Arkansas ) was an American politician and between 1897 and 1901 governor of Arkansas.

Early years

Already in 1840 Jones came to Washington , Arkansas, with his parents . There the young Daniels attended the Washington Academy . He later studied law. When the American Civil War broke out , he joined the Confederation Army. In the course of the war he was wounded, became a prisoner of war, was exchanged again and rose to the rank of colonel. He would later be the last governor of Arkansas to fight in the Civil War.

Political rise

In 1874, Jones became a district attorney in the Arkansas Ninth Judicial District. In the years 1876 and 1880 he was the Democratic Party elector in the presidential elections. Between 1884 and 1886 Jones was Attorney General of Arkansas. In this office he represented the interests of the railroad companies, according to the Arkansas Encyclopedia. After serving as attorney general, he served as a lawyer before being elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1890 . In 1895 he became a lawyer for a railway company, whose interests he now represented. He deliberately did not join the populist movement of those years. Even so, he was nominated by his Democratic Party as the top candidate for the gubernatorial elections in 1896.

Arkansas Governor

Jones took up his new office on January 18, 1897. After his re-election in 1898, he was able to serve a total of four years. During his tenure, the funds were made available for the construction of a new capitol in the capital. The school books in Arkansas were then standardized. Other plans got stuck in the legislature. The demands of industry and farmers for lower rail tariffs also remained unheard of.

Further life

Before the end of his term in office, Jones made an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the US Congress . Then he worked as a lawyer again. In 1914 he was re-elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. Daniel Jones died on Christmas Day 1918. He was married to Maggie P. Hadley, with whom he had five children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Jones, Daniel Webster
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician, governor of Arkansas
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bowie County , Texas
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1918
Place of death	Little Rock , Arkansas