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    Jones, William P. "W.P."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    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.

    Total Days Served: 371

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    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)
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • State Prison

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Hon. William P. Jones." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 42.



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