page_title: John Jones (abolitionist)
hierarchical_section_title: John Jones (abolitionist)
caption_attribution_description: English: John Jones c. 1865 by Aaron E. Darling Oil on canvas 46 x 36 in. Chicago History Museum, Gift of Mrs. L. Jones Lee 1904.18, ICHi-62629
context_page_description: John Jones was an abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and business entrepreneur. During his lifetime, he became the first black man in the state of Illinois to serve on a grand jury in 1870, a notary public in 1871, and the first to be elected to public office in 1871.
  Arriving in Chicago with three dollars in assets in 1845, Jones rose to become Chicago's primary black leader of the 19th Century with his personal campaign to end the Black Codes of Illinois and as the first African-American to win public office in the state. He would also become Chicago's wealthiest and most influential African-American in the 19th Century.
context_section_description: John Jones (1817 - 1879) was an abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and business entrepreneur. During his lifetime, he became the first black man in the state of Illinois to serve on a grand jury in 1870, a notary public in 1871, and the first to be elected to public office in 1871.
  Arriving in Chicago with three dollars in assets in 1845, Jones rose to become Chicago's primary black leader of the 19th Century with his personal campaign to end the Black Codes of Illinois and as the first African-American to win public office in the state. He would also become Chicago's wealthiest and most influential African-American in the 19th Century.
caption: John Jones by Aaron E. Darling
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