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Wesley Norwood Jones (July 2, 1852 – October 20, 1928) was an American politician who served as the first
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor The Commissioner of Labor is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The commissioner is a constitutional officer who leads the state's Department of Labor. North Carolina's general statues provide the commissioner with br ...
.


Early life and education

Jones was born on July 2, 1852, in
Wake County, North Carolina Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...
. He was apprenticed as a printer at 13 years old. In the fall of 1875, he enrolled at Wake Forest University, graduating in 1879.


North Carolina Commissioner of Labor

While serving as a member of the board of aldermen (equivalent of the later
city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
) of Raleigh, Jones was appointed to the new office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor by Governor
Alfred M. Scales Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 45th Governor of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889. Early life Scales was born at R ...
on March 15, 1887, for a two-year term. When his term expired, Governor
Daniel G. Fowle Daniel Gould Fowle (March 3, 1831April 7, 1891) was the 46th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1889 until his death in 1891. He had served as a state superior court judge from 1865 to 1867. Fowle was the first governor to live ...
replaced him with John C. Scarborough.


Death

Jones was found dead in his bed in Raleigh on October 20, 1928.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Wesley Norwood 1852 births 1928 deaths North Carolina Commissioners of Labor People from Raleigh, North Carolina