His son and namesake, Walter Jones (1775-1861) practiced law in Washington most of his life and reportedly argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court – over 300, including McCulloch vs. Maryland - than any other attorney in American history. A close friend of James Madison, James Marshall and John Calhoun, he also held the rank of Major General of the Army, and rode at the head of the District of Columbia Militia at presidential inaugurations. The younger Jones was also a member of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious society which counted among its members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many other prominent men of the day, including well-known representatives of the military, government service, medical and other professions.[1] Living until the start of the Civil War, he strongly opposed Virginia’s secession.
The elder Jones died in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on December 31, 1815, and was interred there in the family cemetery at "Hayfield" near what is now Callo, Virginia.
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^Rathbun, Richard (1904). The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences: A Washington Society of 1816-1838. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, October 18, 1917. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
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walter, jones, virginia, politician, other, people, named, walter, jones, walter, jones, disambiguation, walter, jones, december, 1745, december, 1815, 18th, 19th, century, politician, physician, from, virginia, walter, jonesmember, house, representatives, fro. For other people named Walter Jones see Walter Jones disambiguation Walter Jones December 18 1745 December 31 1815 was an 18th and 19th century politician and physician from Virginia Walter JonesMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 8th districtIn office March 4 1803 March 3 1811Preceded byThomas ClaiborneSucceeded byJohn HungerfordMember of the Virginia Senate from Lancaster Richmond and Northumberland CountiesIn office 1802 1803Preceded byJohn TayloeSucceeded byRichard BarnesIn office 1785 1786Preceded byWilliam PeacheySucceeded byJohn GordonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 19th districtIn office March 4 1797 March 3 1799Preceded byJohn HeathSucceeded byHenry LeePersonal detailsBorn 1745 12 18 December 18 1745Williamsburg Virginia Colony British AmericaDiedDecember 31 1815 1815 12 31 aged 70 Westmoreland County Virginia U S NationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocratic RepublicanAlma materCollege of William and Mary 1760 ProfessionPhysicianBiography editBorn in Williamsburg in the Colony of Virginia Jones graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1760 He studied medicine in Edinburgh Scotland and received a degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1770 He returned to Northumberland County Virginia and became physician general of the Middle Military Department in 1777 Jones was a member of the Virginia Senate from 1785 to 1787 and was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788 He was elected a Democratic Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1796 serving from 1797 to 1799 He returned to the state Senate in 1802 and 1803 and was elected back to the House of Representatives again in 1802 serving from 1803 to 1811 His son and namesake Walter Jones 1775 1861 practiced law in Washington most of his life and reportedly argued more cases before the U S Supreme Court over 300 including McCulloch vs Maryland than any other attorney in American history A close friend of James Madison James Marshall and John Calhoun he also held the rank of Major General of the Army and rode at the head of the District of Columbia Militia at presidential inaugurations The younger Jones was also a member of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences a prestigious society which counted among its members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many other prominent men of the day including well known representatives of the military government service medical and other professions 1 Living until the start of the Civil War he strongly opposed Virginia s secession The elder Jones died in Westmoreland County Virginia on December 31 1815 and was interred there in the family cemetery at Hayfield near what is now Callo Virginia References edit Rathbun Richard 1904 The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences A Washington Society of 1816 1838 Bulletin of the United States National Museum October 18 1917 Retrieved June 20 2010 External links editUnited States Congress Walter Jones id J000254 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn Heath Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 19th congressional districtMarch 4 1797 March 3 1799 obsolete district Succeeded byHenry LeePreceded byThomas Claiborne Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 8th congressional districtMarch 4 1803 March 3 1811 Succeeded byJohn Hungerford nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Jones Virginia politician amp oldid 1161378230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
