Alfred D. Jones | |
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| 8th Speaker of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives | |
| In office December 2, 1861 – January 10, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Henry W. DePuy |
| Succeeded by | George B. Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1814 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 30, 1902 (aged 88) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Spouse |
Sophronia Reeves (m. 1847) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, surveyor, politician |
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Alfred D. Jones (January 13, 1814 – August 30, 1902) was a late 19th-century lawyer, surveyor and politician in the Midwestern United States. In 1846 he platted Fort Des Moines, Iowa,[1] and in 1854 he platted Omaha, Nebraska. He became the first settler in Omaha,[2] as well as the first postmaster, a member of the first Omaha City Council and the first Omaha School Board, and was among the first legislators of the Nebraska Territory.[3]
- ^ Gue, B.F. (1903) History of Iowa from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. Century History Company. p 402.
- ^ (1888) History of Douglas County. Andreas' History of Nebraska. p 18. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "Omaha's First Century," Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 17, 2007.