Norman Lemuel Jones (September 19, 1870 – November 15, 1940) was an American jurist and politician. Born in Patterson, Illinois, Jones and his family moved to Carrollton, Illinois in 1872. Jones was educated at Valparaiso University and the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

. He studied law with

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, who later served as

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. Jones was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1896. Jones served as city attorney for Carrollton, Illinois and as state's attorney for Greene County, Illinois. In 1893 and 1895, Jones served in the

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and was a

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. In 1924, Jones was the Democratic nominee for

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. He served as Illinois Circuit Court judge and as Illinois Appellate Court judge. From 1931 until his death in 1940, Jones served on the

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.'Illinois Blue Book 1895,' Biographical Sketch of Norman L. Jones, pg. 48

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1870 births 1940 deaths People from Greene County, Illinois Valparaiso University alumni United States Military Academy alumni Illinois state court judges Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives People from Carrollton, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub