James G. Jones (politician)

James Garrard Jones (July 3, 1814 – April 5, 1872) was an American politician, lawyer, soldier, and judge who served as the first mayor of Evansville, Indiana (1847–1853), and as the third Indiana Attorney General (1860–1861).

James G. Jones
1st Mayor of Evansville, Indiana
In office
1847–1853
Succeeded byJohn S. Hopkins
3rd Indiana Attorney General
In office
December 31, 1860  November 1, 1861
GovernorAbram A. Hammond, Henry S. Lane, Oliver P. Morton
Preceded byJoseph E. McDonald
Succeeded byJohn Palmer Usher
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