Jones, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1839-1918

found: NUCMC data from Arkansas Hist. Comm. for His Autograph, undated(Daniel W. Jones)

found: Wikipedia, viewed Apr. 13, 2010(Daniel Webster Jones; Arkansas lawyer, attorney general, state legislator, and governor; b. Dec. 15, 1839; d. Dec. 25, 1918)

found: Wikipedia, viewed Apr. 13, 2010(under List of Arkansas governors: Daniel Webster Jones; served as governor from Jan. 12, 1897 to Jan. 8, 1901)

found: NUCMC data from Arkansas Hist. Comm. for Daniel W. Jones and Jeff Davis letters, 1900-1901(Daniel Webster Jones (1839-1918) was the nineteenth governor of the State of Arkansas, 1897-1901. Jones was born Dec. 15, 1839, in Bowie County, Tex. In 1840, his family moved to Washington, Ark. When Arkansas seceded from the Union in May 1861, he enlisted in the Third Arkansas Regiment. During the war, Jones was wounded in battle, captured twice and attained the rank of colonel. He married Margaret P. Hadley on Feb. 9, 1864, and they eventually had two daughters and three sons. Jones was elected prosecuting attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in 1874, and served as a presidential elector in 1876 and 1880. He was elected attorney general in 1884 and 1886, and he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1890. On Sept. 7, 1896, Jones was elected Governor of Arkansas, and was sworn in on Jan. 18, 1897. He was reelected to a second term in 1898. During his tenure, money was appropriated for a new state capitol, and a law was enacted that rendered a system of uniform textbooks in public schools. After leaving office, Jones resumed his law practice, and he was elected in 1914 to the Arkansas House of Representatives. Governor Daniel Jones died Dec. 24, 1918; also found as Dan W. Jones)