Background
Jones, Thomas Goode was born on November 26, 1844 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Samuel G. and Martha Ward (Goode) Jones.
Jones, Thomas Goode was born on November 26, 1844 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Samuel G. and Martha Ward (Goode) Jones.
Graduate Virginia Military Institute, 1862.
Served C.S.A. of Northern Virginia, as staff officer under General John B. Gordon, attaining rank of major. Was several times wounded. Carried a flag of truce, sent out by Gordon, to Sheridan’s lines to Appomattox C.H., April 9, 1865.
Esstablished law practice, Montgomery.
Reporter decisions Supreme Court of the Alabama, 1870-1880. Alderman, 1875-1884; member Alabama Legislature, 1884-1888 (speaker, 1886-1888).
Governor of Alabama, 1890-1894. United States district judge, Middle and Northern districts of Alabama, since 1901.
Delaware Alabama Constitutional Convention, 1901.
Served C.S.A. of Northern Virginia, as staff officer under General John B. Gordon, attaining rank of major. Member Alabama Legislature, 1884-1888 (speaker, 1886-1888).
Married Gena C. Bird, December 20, 1866.