John P. Jones

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Former United States Senator

John Percival Jones was an American politician who served for 30 years as a Republican United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mining and was a co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California. Wikipedia

Born: January 27, 1829, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Died: November 27, 1912 (age 83 years), Los Angeles, CA

Spouse: Georgina Frances Sullivan (m. 1875) and Hannah Cornelia Greathouse (m. 1861)

Children: Marion Jones Farquhar

Books: The Money Question: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, in the Senate of the United States, October 14, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, and 30, 1893, The Chinese Question: Speech of John P. Jones, of Nevada, in the Senate of the United States, February 14, 1879, Money, and more

Party: Republican Party

Previous office: Senator, NV (1873–1903)