George Washington Jones (Texas politician)
George Washington Jones (September 5, 1828 – July 11, 1903) was an American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Texas and was a Greenback member of the United States House of Representatives.
George Washington Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Dewitt Clinton Giddings |
| Succeeded by | James W. Throckmorton |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
| In office August 9, 1866 – August 8, 1867 | |
| Governor | James W. Throckmorton |
| Preceded by | Fletcher Stockdale |
| Succeeded by | James W. Flanagan |
| Bastrop County Attorney | |
| In office 1858–1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1828 Marion County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1903 (aged 74) Bastrop, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic (1866) Independent (1876–84) Populist (1898) |
| Spouse |
Ledora Ann Mullins (m. 1855) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army Robert T. Allen’s Seventeenth Texas Infantry |
| Rank | Colonel |
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