Background
Jones, John Winston was born on November 22, 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary Ann (Winston) Jones.
Jones, John Winston was born on November 22, 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary Ann (Winston) Jones.
Graduate law department College William and Mary, 1803.
Admitted to Virginia, bar, 1813. Prosecuting attorney 5th Virginia Judicial Circuit, 1818-1835. Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830.
Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 24th-28th congresses, 1835-1845, speaker, 1843-1845, began precedent which gave speaker pro tem the right to choose committees in which he had a personal interest.
Member Virginia Legislature from Chesterfield County, 1846-1847.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830. Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 24th-28th congresses, 1835-1845, speaker, 1843-1845, began precedent which gave speaker pro tem the right to choose committees in which he had a personal interest. Member Virginia Legislature from Chesterfield County, 1846-1847.
Married Harriet Boisseau.