Charles Colcock Jones Jr. (October 28, 1831 – July 19, 1893) was a politician, attorney and author from

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, United States. He was the mayor of

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, Georgia, immediately prior to Sherman's March to the Sea.

Life and career

Jones was born in 1831 to Charles Colcock Jones Sr., a

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minister. He graduated with a

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from

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in 1852 which he followed with a law degree from

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in 1855. He married twice: first to Ruth Berrien Whitehead, then to Ruth's cousin once removed, Eva Berrien Eve (who had been a bridesmaid at their wedding). His son, Edgeworth Casey Jones (1867–1931), became a prominent

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, having changed his name to Charles Edgeworth Jones. Jones became

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in 1860. Because of the war, he nearly lost his fortune and had to move to New York City, where he practiced law and managed the family plantation from afar. He was elected a member of the

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in 1869 and to the

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in 1881. In 1877 he moved back to Georgia, living in Augusta.

Death

Jones died of

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in 1893, aged 61. He is interred in Summerville Cemetery in Augusta.

Literary works

He published almost one hundred writings, including the following notable books: *''Monumental Remains of Georgia'' (1861) *''Historical Sketch of the Chatham Artillery'' (1867) *''The Siege of Savannah in December, 1864'' (1874) *''Antiquities of the Southern Indians, particularly of the Georgia tribes'' (1873, 1878) *''The Dead Towns of Georgia'' (1878) *''History of Georgia'' (1883) *''Negro Myths of the Georgia Coast'' (1888)

References

External links

* * ''Georgia Archaeology Who's Who''
''New Georgia Encyclopedia'': Charles C. Jones Jr. (1831-1893)
(1875),

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