George Washington Jones | |
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Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
Speaker | Nathaniel P. Banks (1856–1857) |
Preceded by | Edson B. Olds |
Succeeded by | George S. Houston (1859) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
Preceded by | William Hawkins Polk |
Succeeded by | James Houston Thomas |
Constituency | 6th district |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Hopkins L. Turney |
Succeeded by | Charles Ready |
Constituency | 5th district |
Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
In office 1839–1841 | |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
In office 1835–1839 | |
Personal details | |
Born | King and Queen County, Virginia | March 15, 1806
Died | November 14, 1884 Fayetteville, Tennessee | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic |
George Washington Jones (March 15, 1806 – November 14, 1884) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.