James Kimbrough Jones

James Jones
Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
December 1899 – March 4, 1903
Preceded by David Turpie
Succeeded by Arthur Pue Gorman
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office
1896–1904
Preceded by William F. Harrity
Succeeded by Thomas Taggart
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1903
Preceded by James D. Walker
Succeeded by James Paul Clarke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885
Preceded by William F. Slemons
Succeeded by Clifton R. Breckinridge
Personal details
Born James Kimbrough Jones
(1839-09-29)September 29, 1839
Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died June 1, 1908(1908-06-01) (aged 68)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Democratic
Military service
Allegiance  Confederate States
Service/branch  Confederate States Army
Rank Private
Unit 3rd Arkansas Cavalry[1]
Battles/wars American Civil War

James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839 – June 1, 1908) was a United States Senator.

Biography

Born in Marshall County, Mississippi, Jones moved with his father to Dallas County, Arkansas in 1848. He pursued classical studies under a private tutor; he would later study law and was, in 1874, admitted to the bar, practicing in Washington, Arkansas.[2]

During the American Civil War, Jones served in the Confederate Army, and returned to his Arkansas plantation afterward. From 1873 to 1879, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate, and was president of that body from 1877 to 1879. In 1896 and 1900, he was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.[2]

Mary Jones, daughter of James Kimbrough Jones

Jones was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885); he was re-elected to the Forty-ninth but tendered his resignation on February 19, 1885, having been elected to the United States Senate that year. Jones was reelected in 1891 and 1897 and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1903, unsuccessfully seeking reelection in 1902. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Fifty-third Congress), Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifty-fifth Congress.)[2]

After his Congressional service, Jones resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., where he died; he was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "James Kimbrough Jones". Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jones, James Kimbrough". United States Congress. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "James Kimbrough Jones". Find A Grave. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "James Kimbrough Jones (id: J000231)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on March 24, 2010
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William F. Slemons		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
1881–1885		 Succeeded by
Clifton R. Breckinridge
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
James D. Walker		 U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas
1885–1903
Served alongside: Augustus Garland, James Berry		 Succeeded by
James Paul Clarke
Preceded by
Henry L. Dawes		 Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
1893–1895		 Succeeded by
Richard F. Pettigrew
Preceded by
Nelson W. Aldrich		 Chair of the Senate District of Columbia Corporations Committee
1895–1897		 Succeeded by
John W. Daniel
Preceded by
Isham G. Harris		 Chair of the Senate Private Land Claims Committee
1898–1899		 Succeeded by
Henry M. Teller
Party political offices
Preceded by
William F. Harrity		 Chair of the Democratic National Committee
1896–1904		 Succeeded by
Thomas Taggart
Preceded by
David Turpie		 Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus
1899–1903		 Succeeded by
Arthur Pue Gorman
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