John Coffin Jones Sr.

John Coffin Jones Sr.
  Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward Robbins
Succeeded by Harrison Gray Otis
In office
1802–1803
Personal details
Born 1750
Died 1829
Political party Federalist Party
Children John Coffin Jones Jr.
Alma mater Harvard[1]

John Coffin Jones Sr. (1750–1829) [1] was a businessman who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1802 to 1803. Jones' son, John Jr. was the first United States Consular Agent to Hawaii.

Jones was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.[2]

Archives and records

Notes

  1. 1 2 Massachusetts Historical Society (1922), Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings October, 1920 - June, 1921, Volume LIV, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Historical Society, p. 22, fn 3.
  2. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory, americanantiquarian.org; accessed 6 September 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward Robbins
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1802 1803
Succeeded by
Harrison Gray Otis


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