Moze Hunt Jones Explained

State House:Mississippi
District:Franklin County
Termstart:January 1908
Termend:May 21, 1914
Party:Democrat
Birth Date:21 February 1883
Birth Place:Little Springs, Mississippi

Moze Hunt Jones (February 21, 1883 – May 21, 1914) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Franklin County, from 1908 to his death.

Biography

Moze Hunt Jones was born on February 21, 1883, in Little Springs, Franklin County, Mississippi.[1] [2] He was the son of William Franklin Jones and Iveanore (Hunt) Jones. Jones attended the public schools of Little Springs. He graduated from Mississippi College with a B. S. degree in 1902. He earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1903, and practiced law thereinafter. Other than being a lawyer, he also was a planter and owned and took care of a plantation. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Franklin County as a Democrat, in November 1907. He was re-elected in 1911. However, he died on May 21, 1914, before his term ended.[3]

References

  1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1908. Department of Archives and History. 1048. en.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1912. Department of Archives and History. en.
  3. Book: Mississippi Legislature House of Representatives. Journal. 1916. 125. en.