Morgan Jones (February 26, 1830 – July 13, 1894) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1865 to 1867.

Biography

Born in

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, Jones immigrated in 1833 to the

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with his parents, who settled in

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. He engaged in the plumbing business in 1850. He served as a member of the board of councilmen 1859–1863 and president of that body in 1860, 1861, and 1863. He served as a member of the board of aldermen in 1864 and 1865, the latter in which he served as president of the board.

Congress

Jones was elected as a

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to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867).

Later career and death

He resumed business interests in

until 1887, when he retired. He died in that city on July 13, 1894. He was interred in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Morgan 1830 births 1894 deaths Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) British emigrants to the United States American people of Welsh descent 19th-century American legislators Politicians from London