The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-20
M E JOU R N AL
"Pledged to no partys arbitrary sway,
We follow truth where'er she leads the way"
From Lesle's Illustrated Gazette.
HON. GEORGE w. JOENS,
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM TENNEs-

SEE.
In the life of Mr.. Jones whe hive
a striking instance of thatsindefatiga
bic spirit, the true characteristic of q
superior intellect, which forces it's way
from social obscurity, to the highest
stations in the public service. He is
descended from "the people," his an.
cestors having neither rank nor for.
tune; he never forgets the class from
which he sprung. He was born on
the 18th of March, 1900, in King and
Queen county, Virginia. His estima-
bic mother (whose maiden name was
Jane Slaughter,) died when he was
young, and in 1916 his father Cames
Jones) married for the third time; and
emigrated into Tennessee. He set
tied in Giles county, where he resided
until his decease, in 1920. Young
FGeorge, thus forced to gain his daily
bread by honest labor, was appren-
ticed, when in his sixteenth year, to
Robert and William Dickson, of Fay.
ettville, to learn the art and trade of a
saddler. He served his apprentice
ship of four and a half years faithful
ly, and at its expiration worked as
journeyman saddler for the Messrs.
Dickson until the fall of 1880, when
he formed copartnership with Mr..
John I. Morgan, with whom he car
ried on the saddlery business in Fay
ettevilIe until the year 1884. During
all this time he had only short term
of education at the County Acade.
my, in addition to his previous boyish
attendance at "Old Field" or rather
New Country Schools; but he let no
opportunity pass of improving his
mind, and of acquiring useful infor.
nation. This naturally brought him
to the notice of the community in
which he lived, as a young man who
was worthy of confidence.
In October, 1882, he was appointed
and commissioned by the Tennessee
Legislature Justice of the Peace for
Lincoln county. In 1884, his fellow
Justices chose him one of the Quorum
to hold the Court of Common Pleas
and Quarter Sessions. He also had
charge, during the year 1884, of the
office, and he discharged the duties
of County Registrar Of Deeds. In Jan
nary, 1885. he resigned the office of
Justice of the Peace and of the Quo.
rum, and took charge of the office of
Clerk Of Common Pleas and Quarter
Sessions. In March, 1885, the people
of Tennessee adopted new Constitu-
ton, by which the county of Lincoln
became entitled to two Representa-.
lives in the popular branch, and when
the time of election approached, Mr..
Jones, with five others, became a can.
tidate, and was elected by a majority
Of five hundred and fifty votes over
bis opponents.
In August, 1897, Mr.. Jones was the
frst in that Legislature to state his
approval Of that part of Mr.. Van
Buren's message which recommended
the ub-Treasury, as the proper way
OF divorcing the public business from
That of banking associations.
lnAugust, 1889, Mr.. Jones was cleo.
sed.to represent in the State Senate
lhe district composed of the counties
d Lincoln and Giles, by the handsome
majority of two thousand three hun.
Fred and fifty.six votes over his Wing
competitor, the former Senator. In
lhe spring of ls43, he became a can
pldate for Congress in the Lincoln Dis
lrict, most of which had been in the
district originally represented byl
James K. Polk, and although opposed
BY a Democrat who had a high legal
andprivate reputation, he was elected
by a majority Of two thousand two
hundred and seventy votes. Advo-
eating at Washington the same doc.
hines which he supported at home,
snd carfally attending to the interests
q his constituents, he was reelected
n 10dE In 10hT IN 1910 and again