Jones, William P. "W.P."
House 1877 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/??/1828
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Wales
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Calvinist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.P.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Butternut Valley
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer, 300 Acres
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born in the southern part of Wales. He came to America in 1848. He lived in New York City, New York; then Utica, York Mills. He moved to Jackson County, Ohio in 1852. He came to Minnesota in 1856.
He was "an earnest Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Butternut Valley
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation: Farmer, 300 Acres
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was "an earnest Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)