Wesley L. Jones

Wesley L. Jones
Senate Majority Whip
In office
November 9, 1924 – March 4, 1929
Acting: November 9, 1924 – March 3, 1925
LeaderCharles Curtis
Preceded byCharles Curtis
Succeeded bySimeon D. Fess
United States Senator
from Washington
In office
March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932
Preceded byLevi Ankeny
Succeeded byElijah S. Grammer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byWilliam C. Jones
Succeeded byJames W. Bryan (1913)
Personal details
Born
Wesley Livsey Jones

(1863-10-09)October 9, 1863
Bethany, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1932(1932-11-19) (aged 69)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Minda Nelson
(m. 1886)
Children2
EducationSouthern Illinois College, Enfield (BA)

Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863 – November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington.

Born near Bethany, Illinois days after the death of his father, who was serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Jones grew up working on farms. He taught school before graduating from Southern Illinois College in Enfield, Illinois. He studied law in Chicago, passed the bar, and became active in politics as a Republican. In 1889, he moved to North Yakima, in eastern Washington, where he worked in real estate and practiced law. In 1898, he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, where he served five terms. He won a seat in the United States Senate in 1908; he served from 1909 until his death, and served in both leadership positions and as chairman of several Senate committees.

Jones lost his 1932 bid for reelection. He died soon after the November election, but before his term expired in March 1933. He died in Seattle, and was interred at Seattle's Bonney-Watson Mortuary.