James Henry Jones (September 13, 1830 – March 22, 1904) was an American lawyer and veteran of the Confederate States Army who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1883 to 1887.
Biography Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Jones moved with his parents to Talladega County, Alabama, in early youth. He pursued an academic course and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Henderson, Texas.Thomas W. Cutrer. Jones, James Henry, Handbook of Texas Online
Civil War During the Civil War Jones enlisted in the Confederate States Army and served as captain and lieutenant colonel of the Eleventh Texas Infantry,Brett J. Derbes. Eleventh Texas Infantry , Handbook of Texas Online and later as colonel commanding the Third Brigade of Walker's Texas Division.
Congress Jones was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887).
Later career and death He resumed the practice of law in Henderson, Texas, and died there March 22, 1904. Jones was interred in the New Cemetery, Henderson, Texas.
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