Willie Jones (politician)
Willie Jones (born December 24, 1740 in Northampton County , Province of North Carolina , † June 18, 1801 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) was an American politician . In 1780 he was a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress .
Career
Willie Jones was the younger brother of Allen Jones (1739-1798), who also represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress. He studied at Eton College in England and then returned to North Carolina where he ran a plantation. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. In 1774 and 1776 he was a member of the Provincial Congress of his homeland. In 1776 he was also a member and president of the local security committee. In this function, he held the post of governor ex officio for a short time , although he did not hold this title.
Also in 1776, Jones was a member of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention. Between 1776 and 1778 he sat in the North Carolina House of Representatives ; In 1780 he represented his state in the Continental Congress. In 1787 he was named a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention , where the United States Constitution was drafted. Jones refused this nomination and did not take part in the constitutional convention. A year later he was a member of the assembly that was to ratify the now completed US Constitution for North Carolina. In contrast to his brother Allen, he was against the adoption of the new constitution because the position of the federal government anchored there seemed too strong to him. His brother, on the other hand, advocated a strong federal government. Willie Jones managed to delay ratification of the document. But a convention that was convened soon after approved the constitution against his will. Jones was also involved in finding a location and planning the new state capital, Raleigh. He was also a curator at the University of North Carolina . He died in Raleigh on June 18, 1801.
According to him, Jones County named in North Carolina.
Web links
- Willie Jones in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Willie Jones in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Jones, Willie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northampton County , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1801 |
| Place of death | Raleigh , North Carolina |