James G. Jones (politician)

James G. Jones
1st Mayor of Evansville, Indiana
In office
1847–1853
Succeeded byJohn S. Hopkins
3rd Indiana Attorney General
In office
December 31, 1860 – November 1, 1861
GovernorAbram A. Hammond, Henry S. Lane, Oliver P. Morton
Preceded byJoseph E. McDonald
Succeeded byJohn Palmer Usher

James Garrard Jones (July 3, 1814 – April 5, 1872) was an American politician, lawyer, soldier, and judge who served as the first mayor of Evansville, Indiana (1847–1853), and as the third Indiana Attorney General (1860–1861).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Monks, Leander John (1916). Courts and lawyers of Indiana. Indianapolis: Federal Publishing Company.
  2. ^ "Attorneys General of Indiana". Indiana State Library. 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Letter from James G. Jones to Richard W. Thompson". The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection.