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Francis Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives .
Biography [ edit ]
Jones was born in Tennessee and his birth date is unknown. Although he received a limited schooling; he studied law, and was admitted to the bar .
Jones began his practice in Winchester, Tennessee . David Crockett tells in his autobiography about the strong feelings that brought him to volunteer. According to Crockett's book, a young local lawyer named Francis Jones made a fiery speech, then volunteered and was elected captain, and later represented the district in Congress.[1] Creek War , Jones had his own company of Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Riflemen.[2]
Jones was elected Solicitor General of the third Tennessee district in 1815.[3]
Jones was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth , Sixteenth , and Seventeenth Congresses . He served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1823,[4]
Jones died on an unknown date in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. The place of his interment is unknown.[5]
References [ edit ]
^ "Francis Jones" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ "Francis Jones" . Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ "Francis Jones" . The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Jones_(American_politician)&oldid=1225657486 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 8 t h - c e n t u r y b i r t h s ● D e m o c r a t i c - R e p u b l i c a n P a r t y m e m b e r s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m T e n n e s s e e H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h U S C o n g r e s s i d e n t i f i e r s ● Y e a r o f d e a t h u n k n o w n
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