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Joseph Jones (Virginia politician)
American politician
Joseph Jones ( – 28 October ) was an American lawyer and statesman from King George County, Virginia. He was an Anti-Federalist.[1]
Biography
Jones was born in King George County, Virginia, part of the Northern Neck, in [2][1] Jones was born to James Jones and Hester Lampton Jones (Davis).[1][1], His father ran a country store and tavern and later became a successful merchant with many contacts to England.[1] Jones was educated nearby but went to England to continue his education; he went to the Inner Temple in London in and the Middle Temple in , becoming a barrister.[1]
Jones then returned to Virginia and achieved success as a lawyer in the growing town of Fredericksburg.[1] In , Jones become King's attorney for Fredericksburg.[1] In , he married Mary Taliaferro, the daughter of Colonel John Taliaferro of Spotsylvania County.[1]