John D. Jones | |
Order: | 23rd |
Office: | Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives |
Term Start: | 1897 |
Term End: | 1899 |
Predecessor: | Samuel R. Van Sant |
Successor: | Arthur N. Dare |
Birth Date: | 1849 |
Birth Place: | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Lewisburg University |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Long Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. |
Profession: | Lawyer |
John D. Jones (1849 - 1914) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Jones was born in Pennsylvania. First elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1894, he served two terms, becoming speaker in 1897. In 1898, Jones successfully ran for a seat in the Minnesota Senate, where he served until 1902.[1]