Senator Ed Jones | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 4th district | |
In office January 23, 2007[1] – December 14, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Robert Holloman |
Succeeded by | Angela Bryant |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 7th district | |
In office April 5, 2005[2] – January 23, 2007 | |
Preceded by | John Hall |
Succeeded by | Angela Bryant |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Walter Jones March 11, 1950 |
Died | December 14, 2012 Halifax County, North Carolina | (aged 62)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Ann Holden |
Residence | Enfield, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Western Piedmont Community College |
Occupation | Police officer |
Edward Walter "Ed" Jones (March 11, 1950 – December 14, 2012) was a North Carolina Democratic politician who represented the state's 4th Senate district (including Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties) in the North Carolina Senate.[3]
Jones served in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division and graduated from Western Piedmont Community College with a degree in police science.[4] He served for 30 years as a state trooper with the North Carolina Highway Patrol and after his retirement served as chief of police in Enfield, North Carolina.