JONES, Seaborn

1788–1864

Concise Biography

JONES, Seaborn, a Representative from Georgia; born in Augusta, Ga., February 1, 1788; attended Princeton College; studied law; by a special act of the legislature was admitted to the bar in 1808; commenced practice in Milledgeville, Ga.; appointed solicitor general of the Ocmulgee circuit in September 1817; solicitor general of Georgia in 1823; one of the commissioners appointed to investigate the disturbances in the Creek Nation; moved to Columbus, Ga., in 1827; elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); died in Columbus, Ga., March 18, 1864; interment in Linnwood Cemetery.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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External Research Collections

Duke University Library

Durham, NC
Papers: 1761-1847, 169 items. Collection contains legal and personal correspondence and other papers, chiefly concerning cases in Georgia courts. Partial card index.
Papers: In the papers of Edward Telfair, 1762-1831, 911 items. Correspondents include Seaborn Jones.

Columbus State University
Simon Schwob Memorial Library

Columbus, GA
Papers: In the Henry Benning-Seaborn Jones collection. The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones and the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice.

Georgia Department of Archives and History

Atlanta, GA
Papers: In File II Names/Pre-1800 and File II Names. File is primarily incoming correspondence to the Governor of Georgia. Finding aid in repository.

Georgia Historical Society

Savannah, GA
Papers: 1800-?, 37 items. Collection contains personal papers and correspondence. Finding aid in repository.
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