John Wallace Jones
Appearance
John Wallace Jones | |
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Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
In office 1854–1858 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Clinton Beall |
Succeeded by | Jonas Robeson |
Personal details | |
Born | Moulton, Alabama | March 31, 1822
Died | September 6, 1895 Shreveport, Louisiana | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Unit | 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Wallace Jones (March 31, 1822 – September 6, 1895) was an American judge.
Born in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, Jones became a district judge in Caddo Parish and also served as the mayor of Shreveport from 1854 to 1858.[1] In addition to his civic career, Jones also served with distinction during the American Civil War as the Commanding Officer of Company K of the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment for the Confederacy. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana at the age of 73.
References
[edit]- ^ Brock, Eric J. (2001-01-31). Eric Brock's Shreveport. Pelican Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4556-0386-2.
External links
[edit]- John Wallace Jones entry at The Political Graveyard
- John Wallace Jones at Find a Grave
- Obituary of Judge John Jones at Newspaper.
Categories:
- 1822 births
- 1895 deaths
- 19th-century mayors of places in Louisiana
- Confederate States Army officers
- Louisiana Democrats
- Mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana
- People from Moulton, Alabama
- People of Alabama in the American Civil War
- Louisiana state court judges
- 19th-century American judges
- Louisiana state court judge stubs