Thomas G. Jones

Thomas Goode Jones (born November 26, 1844 in Macon , Georgia , † April 28, 1914 in Montgomery , Alabama ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ). He served as the 28th governor of Alabama .

Early years and political advancement

Jones moved his family to Montgomery, Alabama in 1850. He attended private schools and from 1859 the Virginia Military Institute ; However, he left school to after the outbreak of civil war the army of the Confederacy to join. Jones had a distinguished military career, fought in famous battles, and was wounded four times. After the war, Jones studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was also editor of the Montgomery Daily Piqayune in the same year and was rapporteur for the Supreme Court. Jones continued his military career after the war when he was appointed captain of the Montgomery Grays in 1876 . He was later promoted to colonel and served in the Alabama State Troops from 1880 to 1890 . He commanded the troops in all serious excesses. Jones' political career began as a Montgomery city councilor, a position he held between 1868 and 1884. He then sat from 1884 to 1888 in the Alabama House of Representatives , whose speaker he was between 1886 and 1888.

Governor of Alabama

On August 4, 1890 Jones was elected Governor of Alabama with 76:23 percent of the vote against the Republican Benjamin M. Long and sworn in on December 1, 1890. He was re-elected for another two years in 1892. During his tenure, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute became a mixed school, the University of Alabama opened some classes for women, and District Agricultural Schools were established in Athens and Evergreen . The Alabama School for Negro Deaf Mutes and Blind was also opened in Talladega and the Girls' Industrial School (now the University of Montevallo ) was founded. Jones left office on December 1, 1894.

Another résumé

He presided over the State Sound Money Convention in Indianapolis in 1896 and was elected chairman of the Alabama Bar Association in 1901 . He was also appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901 as a judge in the federal district court for the northern and central districts of Alabama. Jones died in Montgomery on April 28, 1914 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery . He was married to Georgene Caroline Bird and they had 13 children together.

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SURNAME	Jones, Thomas G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jones, Thomas Goode (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 26, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH	Macon , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	April 28, 1914
Place of death	Montgomery , Alabama