George Wallace Jones
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George Wallace Jones was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Iowa who played a significant role in the early political development of the state and surrounding region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Wallace Jones canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James K. Polk ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa ⓘ |
| conflict | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1804-04-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1896-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Transylvania University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of Welsh descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| father | John Rice Jones ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Iowa Territory
ⓘ
Michigan Territory ⓘ Wisconsin Territory ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Wallace ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Iowa’s first U.S. senators
ⓘ
influencing early Midwestern territorial politics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for the creation of the Iowa Territory
ⓘ
early political development of the upper Mississippi Valley region ⓘ support for the organization of Wisconsin Territory ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
1839
ⓘ
1845 ⓘ 1859 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
1835
ⓘ
1837 ⓘ 1848 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Vincennes, Indiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Vincennes, Indiana Territory, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa, United States
|
| positionHeld |
United States minister to New Granada
ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ delegate to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| represented |
Iowa
ⓘ
Michigan Territory ⓘ Wisconsin Territory ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Senate ⓘ |
| residence |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Owen Jones ⓘ |
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