William Theopilus Jones
William Theopilus Jones (February 20, 1842 – October 9, 1882) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming.
William T. Jones | |
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Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 (Delegate) | |
Preceded by | Stephen Friel Nuckolls |
Succeeded by | William Randolph Steele |
Personal details | |
Born | Corydon, Indiana | February 20, 1842
Died | October 9, 1882 40) Corydon, Indiana | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Born in Corydon, Indiana, Jones received a liberal schooling. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and commenced practice in Corydon, Indiana. During the Civil War served in the Union Army as major of the Seventeenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Wyoming in 1869. He settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1869.
Jones was elected as a Republican a Delegate to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Corydon, Indiana, where he died October 9, 1882. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "William Theopilus Jones (id: J000261)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Stephen Friel Nuckolls |
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Succeeded by William Randolph Steele |
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