Isaac Dashiell Jones

Isaac Dashiell Jones (born November 1, 1806 in Somerset County , Maryland , †  July 5, 1893 in Baltimore , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Isaac Jones attended the Washington Academy in Somerset County. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Princess Anne in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the mid-1830s, he joined the Whig Party , which was then founded . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives for 1832, 1835, and 1840 .

In the congressional election of 1840 , Jones was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John Dennis on March 4, 1841 . Until March 3, 1843 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After his party dissolved, Jones became a member of the Democrats . In 1864 he was a delegate to their regional party convention in Maryland. In 1864 and 1867 he was a delegate to meetings revising the Maryland Constitution. In 1866 he was once again a member of the state parliament; the following year he became Attorney General of his state. In 1877 he was elected a judge on the Baltimore Court of Arbitration . From 1867 until his death he was also director of the Maryland Deaf School in Frederick . From 1872 he also directed the Maryland School for the Colored Blind and Deaf in Baltimore. Isaac Jones died in this city on July 5, 1893.

Web links

• Isaac Dashiell Jones in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Isaac Dashiell Jones in the database of Find a Grave (English)