Jones, John Winston. Speech of Mr. Jones, of Virginia, on the Bill Making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for the Year 1840. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1840.
JONES, John Winston
About this object
1791–1848
Biography
JONES, John Winston, a Representative from Virginia; born near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., November 22, 1791; attended private schools; was graduated from the law department of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1813; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Chesterfield County, Va.; prosecuting attorney for the fifth Virginia circuit in 1818; member of the State constitutional convention in 1829 and 1830; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1845); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Twenty-sixth Congress); Speaker of the House of Representatives (Twenty-eighth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1844; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of delegates in 1846 and served as speaker; reelected in 1847 but resigned on account of ill health; died at his residence, "Dellwood," in Chesterfield County, Virginia, January 29, 1848; interment in the family cemetery on his estate, "Dellwood," northwest of Petersburg, Va.
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers:
2 letters in Martin Van Buren papers.
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Papers:
In the papers of E. Griffith Dodson, 1923-1962, 13.15 cubic feet.
Collection includes a large amount of information on John Winston Jones in the Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates series.
Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Papers:
1815-1823. Account book (324 pages).
Papers:
2 letters in Nash family papers.
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Bibliography / Further Reading
---. Speech of Mr. Jones, of Virginia, on the Bill to Authorize the Issuing of Treasury Notes to Meet the Current Expenses of the Government. N.p., 1838.
---. Speech of Mr. Jones, of Virginia, on the Bill to Postpone the Fourth Installment of Deposite [sic] with the States. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1837.
---. Speech of Mr. Jones of Virginia, on the loan bill: Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 12, 1841. Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841.
Committee Assignments
- House Committee - Ways and Means - Chair