George
Jones
Born in Savannah, Georgia
Ancestors 
Son of Noble Wimberly Jones
and Sarah (Davis) Jones
Brother of
Sarah (Jones) Glen
Husband of
Mary (Gibbons) Jones
— married
1 Feb 1785 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Fenwick) Jones
— married
before 28 Mar 1795 [location unknown]
Husband of
Eliza Smith
— married
24 Oct 1822 (to 1838) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Died
at age 72
in Savannah, Georgia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2016
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| Preceded by Abraham Baldwin |
George Jones US Senator (Class 2) from Georgia  |
Succeeded by William H. Crawford |
| Preceded by 22nd Mayor Thomas Mendenhall 23rd Mayor George Jones |
George Jones 23rd Mayor of Savannah, Georgia September 14, 1812 - September 13, 1813  September 13, 1813 - September 12, 1814 |
Succeeded by 24th Mayor George Jones 25th Mayor Matthew McAllister |
Contents |
Biography
George Jones was a Georgia colonist.
George Jones is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery.
George Jones was born in Savannah, the son of Noble Jones. He studied medicine under his father and practiced for several years. He was in the Revolutionary War, where he spent two years as a prisoner of war in an English prison, and served in both houses of the Georgia Legislature, was an Alderman and Mayor of Savannah, judge of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, and a member of the U.S. Senate in 1807.
Jones married three times Mary Gibbons (m.1785), Sarah Fenwick (m. 1795) and Eliza Smith (m. 1822).
Political Career
- 1783: Register of Probates, Chatham County
- 1791: Chatham County Inferior Court Justice
- 1792: Georgia State House of Representatives
- 1793: Alderman for Savannah
- 1796: Georgia State Senator
- 1802: Alderman for Savannah
- 1804: Judge, Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia
- 1807: U.S. Senator for Georgia
- 1812: Mayor of Savannah
- 1813: Chatham County Inferior Court Justice
- 1814: Alderman for Savannah
Legacy
George's grandfather, Noble Jones, owned a large estate known as Wormsloe Plantation. In 1736, Noble Jones obtained a grant for 500 acres that would form the core of Wormsloe. The fortified house that was built on this land was part of a network of defensive structures established by James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia. "Wormsloe" probably refers to Wormslow Hundred, Herefordshire, in the Welsh border country from which the Jones family hailed. George Jones was deeded Wormsloe in 1804. George built a new elaborate home on the property that still stands today.
Links
- Family Search: Person ID 2H29-BJ5
- Find A Grave: Memorial #7440904
- Wormsloe Historic Site
- Brooks, Robert Preston. “Wormsloe House and Its Masters.” The Georgia Historical Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, 1956, pp. 144–151. JSTOR
- Original Document: Resolutions of "The Citizens of Savannah" ( 3.0 p. ) Signed by George Jones, Chairman. Demanding declaration of war against Great Britain and recommending hostilities against France; Available for viewing at the Georgia Historical Society
- Georgia Historical Society: Jones Family Papers
- Portrait of George Jones by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1822-1834
Sources
- Wikipedia: Mayors of Savannah.
- Savannah Government: List of Savannah Mayors and Aldermen
- Biography: of George Jones of the United States Congress
See Also:
- Wikipedia: George Jones (U.S. Senator)
- Wikidata: Item Q1291920, en:Wikipedia
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