Walter Jones (Virginia politician)
| Walter Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district | |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Claiborne |
| Succeeded by | John Hungerford |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Lancaster, Richmond and Northumberland Counties | |
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In office 1802–1803 | |
| Preceded by | John Tayloe |
| Succeeded by | Richard Barnes |
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In office 1785–1786 | |
| Preceded by | William Peachey |
| Succeeded by | John Gordon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 19th district | |
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In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | John Heath |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 18, 1745 Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Died |
December 31, 1815 (aged 70) Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary (1760) |
| Profession | Physician |
Walter Jones (December 18, 1745 – December 31, 1815) was an 18th and 19th century politician and physician from Virginia.
Biography
Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jones graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1760. He studied medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland and received a degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1770.
He returned to Northumberland County, Virginia and became physician general of the Middle Military Department in 1777. Jones was a member of the Virginia Senate from 1785 to 1787 and was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788. He was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1796, serving from 1797 to 1799. He returned to the state Senate in 1802 and 1803 and was elected back to the House of Representatives again in 1802, serving from 1803 to 1811.
During the 1820s, Jones was a member of the prestigious society, Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, who counted among their members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many prominent men of the day, including well-known representatives of the military, government service, medical and other professions.[1]
Jones died in Westmoreland County, Virginia on December 31, 1815 and was interred there in the family cemetery at "Hayfield" near what is now Callo, Virginia.
References
- ↑ Rathbun, Richard. The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences: A Washington Society of 1816-1838. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, October 18, 1917. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
External links
- United States Congress. "Walter Jones (id: J000254)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Heath |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 19th congressional district March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by Henry Lee |
| Preceded by Thomas Claiborne |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
Succeeded by John Hungerford |
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