Edward Jones (North Carolina politician)

Senator
Ed Jones
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 23, 2007[1] – December 14, 2012
Preceded byRobert Holloman
Succeeded byAngela Bryant
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
April 5, 2005[2] – January 23, 2007
Preceded byJohn Hall
Succeeded byAngela Bryant
Personal details
Born
Edward Walter Jones

(1950-03-11)March 11, 1950
DiedDecember 14, 2012(2012-12-14) (aged 62)
Halifax County, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Ann Holden
ResidenceEnfield, North Carolina
Alma materWestern Piedmont Community College
OccupationPolice 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.

  1. ^ "North Carolina State Senate 2007-2008". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2005-2006". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "N.C. Sen. Ed Jones dies at 62". Rocky Mount Telegram. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Creating Success at Western Piedmont Community College Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine