Roland Jones
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Roland Jones | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
Preceded by | John Moore |
Succeeded by | John M. Sandidge |
Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives | |
In office 1844–1848 | |
District Judge of Caddo Parish | |
In office 1851–1852 | |
In office 1860–1868 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Salisbury, North Carolina,U.S. | November 18, 1813
Died | February 5, 1869 Shreveport, Louisiana,U.S. | (aged 55)
Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Cambridge Law School |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician, Judge |
Roland Jones(November 18, 1813 – February 5, 1869) was an American politician who representedLouisianain theUnited States House of Representativesfrom 1853 to 1855.
Jones was born inSalisbury, North Carolinawhere he attended private schools. Later, he taught school inWilkesboro, North Carolinafrom 1830 to 1835. He graduated fromCambridge Law Schoolin 1838 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inBrandon, Mississippi.He was also editor of theBrandon Republicanfrom 1838 to 1840 before he moved toShreveport, Louisianain 1840 and resumed the practice of law.
Jones was a member of theLouisiana House of Representativesfrom 1844 to 1848 and a district judge of Caddo Parish in 1851 and 1852. He was elected as aDemocratto theThirty-third Congress(March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was again elected district judge in 1860 and served until 1868. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Roland Jones (id: J000250)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1813 births
- 1869 deaths
- People from Salisbury, North Carolina
- Politicians from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana state court judges
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century Louisiana politicians