James Kimbrough Jones

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James Kimbrough Jones

James Kimbrough Jones (born September 29, 1839 in Marshall County , Mississippi , †  June 1, 1908 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Arkansas in both chambers of Congress . From 1896 to 1904 he chaired the Democratic National Committee , the party organization of the Democrats.

In 1848, James Jones moved with his father to Arkansas, where they both settled in Dallas County . He received his extensive training from a private tutor. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War , he studied law and was inducted into the Bar in 1874, after which he began practicing in the city of Washington , Hempstead County .

Jones' political career began with membership in the Arkansas Senate between 1873 and 1879, where he served as speaker of this Chamber of Parliament from 1877 . On March 4, 1881 he moved to the United States House of Representatives as a representative of the second constituency of Arkansas , where he remained until March 3, 1885. Although he had been confirmed by the electorate for another term of office, he had also won the election to the US Senate and moved to this Chamber of Parliament after his resignation on March 4, 1885. In the following years he was re-elected twice before he failed in 1902 because of his inner-party opponent James Paul Clarke and thus had to resign from Congress on March 3, 1903. As a Senator, he chaired the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Private Land Claims , among others .

During his tenure in Congress in 1896 Jones had taken over as chairman of the Democratic Party at the federal level; he succeeded William F. Harrity . In 1904 he handed over the post to Thomas Taggart . After retiring from politics, he stayed in Washington, where he worked as a lawyer until his death in 1908.

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SURNAME Jones, James Kimbrough
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Marshall County , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1908
Place of death Washington, DC