Evan O. Jones Explained

Evan O. Jones (March 24, 1830 – April 28, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Jones was born in Denbighshire, Wales.^[1] In January 1857, he married Mary Ann Roberts. They had three children. Evan O. Jones was the brother of architect David R. Jones.^[2]

Career

Jones was a member of the Assembly from 1866 to 1867 and of the Senate from 1873 to 1874. Additionally, he was Chairman of Supervisors, Clerk and President of Cambria, Wisconsin and a justice of the peace. He was a Republican.^[3]

He died in his home in Cambria after a lengthy illness.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biographical Sketches. South Central Library. 2015-05-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525103118/http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/por/columbia/images/00000033.pdf. 2015-05-25.
2. Book: The Cambrian V.28. Thomas J. Griffiths. 1908. 473.
3. Web site: Jones, Evan O.. Political Graveyard. 2015-05-24.
4. "Obituary Mention: Evan O. Jones", The Representative, Fox Lake, Wisconsin (May 7, 1915), p. 1.