Addison Porter Jones (September 15, 1822 – May 5, 1910) was an American politician from New York.
Addison Porter Jones | |
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| Born | September 15, 1822 Greenville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1910 (aged 87) |
| Title | Member of the New York State Senate |
| Spouses |
Frances Elizabeth Babcock Jones (1836 - 1917)
(m. 1866) |
| Children |
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Early life and education
editHe was born on September 15, 1822, in Greenville, New York. He attended the common schools.
Career
editIn 1843, he became a merchant in Catskill.
He entered politics as a Whig and in 1855 became a Democrat. He was Supervisor of the Town of Catskill in 1856, 1860 and 1861; and Sheriff of Greene County from 1862 to 1864.
He was a presidential elector in 1876, voting for Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks.
Jones was a member of the New York State Senate (14th D.) in 1878, 1879, 1882 and 1883.
Death
editHe died on May 5, 1910, and was interred in Catskill Village Cemetery in Catskill, New York.
Legacy
editHis grandson, Addison Porter Jones II was named after him. He married Annette Whittaker and was the president of the Catskill Savings Bank.[1]
References
edit- ^ The Capital Region of New York State, Crossroads of Empire. 1942. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
Mr. Jones was born in Catskill on August 22, 1877, son of George Howard and Ione Elizabeth (Lusk) Jones and a member of a prominent local family. His paternal grandfather, for whom he was named, was State Senator from the Catskill district, serving at the time of the State Capitol was built in Albany, and for a period of years was a member and chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. ...
Sources
edit- Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 412)
- The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 57f)
- The Samuel Gompers Papers by Stuart B. Kaufman (1986; pg. 263)