Frank Marion Jones (November 18, 1847 – January 28, 1922) was an American merchant and politician from New York.

Life

Jones was born on November 18, 1847 in

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, the son of Chester Jones and Hannah Millard. After attending the local school he initially worked on the family farm. In 1867, he took over his dying father's store and worked there for the next three years. After his marriage, he moved to Ontario and owned a general store there for four years. While living in Ontario, he served as town clerk and assessor Jones then moved back to Union Hill, where he built and owned the main store. He also secured and named the Union Hill post office, and served as its first

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for about ten years. In 1885, he was elected

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and served in that position for the five years. In 1886, he sold his store and started a hardware store. In 1890, he moved to the village of

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, where he purchased an extensive general store. He also served as inspector of the Monroe County Penitentiary. In 1889, Jones was elected to the

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as a Republican, representing the

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1st District. He served in the Assembly in

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, and

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. In 1908, he was elected treasurer of Monroe County. He was an alternate delegate to the

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and

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s, and was a delegate to the 1915 New York Constitutional Convention. Jones married M. Louise Cranmer of Ontario in 1869. He was a

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and a

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, and was a member and trustee of the Webster Presbyterian Church. Jones died at home from Bright's disease and heart trouble on January 28, 1922. He was buried in Webster Rural Cemetery.

References

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