J. Glancy Jones | |
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United States Minister to the Austrian Empire | |
In office December 15, 1858 – November 14, 1861 | |
President | James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | Henry R. Jackson |
Succeeded by | John Lothrop Motley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
In office February 4, 1854 – October 30, 1858 | |
Preceded by | Henry Augustus Muhlenberg |
Succeeded by | William High Keim |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
Preceded by | William Strong |
Succeeded by | Isaac Ellmaker Hiester |
Personal details | |
Born | Jehu Glancy Jones October 7, 1811 Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 24, 1878 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 66)
Resting place | Charles Evans Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
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Jehu Glancy Jones (October 7, 1811 – March 24, 1878) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Often called "Glancy", he was a top adviser on Democratic Party affairs to his close friend James Buchanan, especially when President-elect Buchanan was picking his cabinet in 1856-1857. After he was defeated for reelection, Buchanan appointed him Ambassador to the Austrian Empire.