CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: DANIEL W. JONES - Washington Co, AR

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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson, p. 139.

DANIEL W. JONES.

Daniel W. Jones, the Governor of Arkansas from 1897 to 1901, was born 
in the Republic of Texas, Dec. 15, 1839.  His father, Dr. Isaac N. 
Jones, graduated with the degree of B. A. from the University of North 
Carolina, and three years later received his M. D. from the University 
of Pennsylvania.  Removing in 1837 to the Lone Star Republic he settled 
in Bowie county and acquired a reputation as a skillful physi­cian.  The  
subject of this sketch was educated in Texas and studied law in 
Washington, Ark., under the personal super­vision of Judge John R. Eakin.  
When the war came on he abandoned his studies, enlisted in the Third 
Arkansas Infan­try and participated in the battle of Oak Hills.  In the 
spring of 1862 he raised a company which was mustered into the Twentieth 
Arkansas Infantry.  For meritorious services he was promoted to major in 
July, 1862; commissioned colonel after the Battle of Corinth, and toward 
the close of the war was in command of a brigade. The war over, he 
returned to Washington, Ark., and in September, 1865, was admitted to the 
bar.  He soon made a reputation as a lawyer, and was appointed 
prosecuting attorney in January, 1866, to fill an unexpired term of 
eight months. His practice increased rapidly, and in 1874 he was elected 
prosecuting attorney for a term of two years, serving with great 
acceptance.  In 1876 be was chosen an elector for Tilden and Hendricks, 
and in l880 state eleetor-a-large for Hancock.  In 1884 he was elected 
attorney-general of the state, and in January, 1885, he removed to Little 
Rock, where he has resided ever since. In 1886 he was re-elected and 
made a most efficient attorney-general.  In 1891 he was sent to the lower 
house of the state legislature from Pulaski county.  In 1896 he was 
elected governor by the largest majority ever received by any candidate 
in the state; two years later the people gave him a second term, and he 
made one of the best chief magistrates that Arkansas has known.  Governor 
Jones' speeches before the state legislature and other public assem­blies 
stamped him as an eloquent orator, erudite scholar, and a man of astute 
understanding in the conduct of public affairs. He was married 
Feb, 9, 1864, to Margaret, daughter of James Hadley, of Ashley county, 
Ark.  They have five children - three sons and two daughters.  
Governor Jones' residence, one of the centers of hospitality in Little 
Rock, is adorned with rare books and works, of art.