Owen Jones (politician)

Owen Jones (1859)

Owen Jones (born December 29, 1819 in Ardmore , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , †  December 25, 1878 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1859 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Owen Jones attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . After a subsequent law degree in Philadelphia and his admission as a lawyer in 1842, he began to work in Ardmore in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1856 Jones was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John Cadwalader on March 4, 1857 . Since he was not confirmed in 1858, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1859 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . While serving as a congressman, Jones chaired the State Department's spending control committee.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Owen Jones put together a cavalry company that was part of the Union Army . Until January 1863 he took part in the war as a volunteer officer. By the time he left military service, he had made it to the rank of colonel. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 25, 1878 near Ardmore and was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

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

predecessor	Office	successor
John Cadwalader	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859	John Wood