John Winston Jones

John Winston Jones
Portrait of Jones (c. 1835)
16th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded byJohn White
Succeeded byJohn W. Davis
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
December 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded byJames K. Polk
Succeeded byHowell Cobb
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byWilliam S. Archer (3rd)
Walter Coles (6th)
Succeeded byWalter Coles (3rd)
James Seddon (6th)
Constituency3rd district (1835–43)
6th district (1843–45)
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byChurchill C. Cambreleng
Succeeded byMillard Fillmore
22nd Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 4, 1847 – December 6, 1847
GovernorWilliam Smith
Preceded byWilliam Goode
Succeeded byJames F. Strother
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Chesterfield County
In office
December 7, 1846 – December 17, 1847
Preceded byWilliam Winfree
Succeeded byAlexander Jones
Personal details
BornNovember 22, 1791
Amelia County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 29, 1848 (aged 56)
Petersburg, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Democratic-Republican
SpouseHarriet Boisseau
ChildrenMary Winston Jones
James Boisseau Jones
Alexander Jones
Alma materThe College of William & Mary
ProfessionLawyer

John Winston Jones (November 22, 1791 – January 29, 1848) was an American politician and lawyer. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1845. He served as Speaker of the House in both the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–1845) and the Virginia House of Delegates (1847).