# James T. Jones > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_T._Jones > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_T._Jones.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Jones > Source revision: 1350482236 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician Not to be confused with [James "T" Jones](/source/James_%22T%22_Jones) or [James T. Jones IV](/source/James_T._Jones_IV). This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) James T. Jones Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 Preceded by Jeremiah Haralson Succeeded by Thomas H. Herndon In office December 3, 1883 – March 3, 1889 Preceded by Thomas H. Herndon Succeeded by Richard H. Clarke Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee In office 1888 Preceded by John E. Kenna Succeeded by Roswell P. Flower Member of the Alabama Senate In office 1872-1873 Personal details Born James Taylor Jones (1832-07-20)July 20, 1832 Richmond, Virginia Died January 15, 1895(1895-01-15) (aged 62) Demopolis, Alabama Party Democratic **James Taylor Jones** (July 20, 1832 – February 15, 1895) was a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Alabama](/source/Alabama). ## Biography Born in [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), Jones moved with his family to [Marengo County, Alabama](/source/Marengo_County%2C_Alabama), in 1834. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Princeton College in 1852 and from the law school of the [University of Virginia at Charlottesville](/source/University_of_Virginia_at_Charlottesville) in 1855. He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1856 and commenced his law practice in [Demopolis, Alabama](/source/Demopolis%2C_Alabama). During the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Jones enlisted in the [Confederate States Army](/source/Confederate_States_Army) as a private in the Fourth Alabama Regiment. Jones was elected captain of Company D in this regiment in 1862. He was appointed judge advocate general in the Confederate War Department in 1864 and served until the close of the war. He was wounded during the Seven Days Battle near Richmond, Virginia. A minie ball struck a ten dollar gold piece in his pocket. Jones nearly died after gangrene formed around the injury. The event was mentioned on page 48 in R.T.Coles’s “From Huntsville to Appomattox: History of 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., Army of Northern Virginia” He served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1865. He ran for the State Senate in 1872, but lost in a contested election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the [Forty-fourth](/source/44th_United_States_Congress) Congress when he ran against [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) [Charles Hays](/source/Charles_Hays). However, Jones was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Forty-fifth](/source/45th_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the [Forty-sixth](/source/46th_United_States_Congress) Congress. Jones was elected to the [Forty-eighth](/source/48th_United_States_Congress) Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas H. Herndon. He was reelected to the [Forty-ninth](/source/49th_United_States_Congress) and [Fiftieth](/source/50th_United_States_Congress) Congresses and served from December 3, 1883, to March 3, 1889. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. While he a candidate himself in 1888, he still played a roll in [the House elections](/source/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections). In April 1888, he was selected to head the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](/source/Democratic_Congressional_Campaign_Committee) for the election cycle.[1] He resumed the practice of law in [Demopolis, Alabama](/source/Demopolis%2C_Alabama). Jones was elected Circuit judge of the first judicial circuit of Alabama from 1890 until his death in [Demopolis, Alabama](/source/Demopolis%2C_Alabama), January 15, 1895. He was interred in Lyon Cemetery. ## References - United States Congress. ["James T. Jones (id: J000233)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000233). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["James Taylor Jones"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/33356763). The Inter Ocean. April 14, 1888. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States). U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Jeremiah Haralson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 Succeeded by Thomas H. Herndon Preceded by Thomas H. Herndon Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district December 3, 1883 – March 3, 1889 Succeeded by Richard H. Clarke v t e Chairs of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee James R. Doolittle J. C. S. Blackburn William A. Wallace William Rosecrans Arthur Pue Gorman John E. Kenna James T. Jones Roswell P. Flower John L. Mitchell Charles James Faulkner Stephen M. White James D. Richardson James M. Griggs James T. Lloyd Frank E. Doremus Scott Ferris Arthur B. Rouse William A. Oldfield Joseph W. Byrns Sr. Patrick H. Drewry Michael J. Kirwan Michael A. Feighan Tip O'Neill Wayne Hays James C. Corman Tony Coelho Beryl Anthony Jr. Victor H. Fazio Martin Frost Patrick J. Kennedy Nita Lowey Bob Matsui Rahm Emanuel Chris Van Hollen Steve Israel Ben Ray Luján Cheri Bustos Sean Patrick Maloney Suzan DelBene Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States People US Congress Other SNAC Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [James T. Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Jones) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Jones?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.