district predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party term_end birth_date term_start image article_title state name
wisconsin 3 3rd george cochrane hazelton robert m. la follette , sr. 7 january 1935 town of union , rock county , wisconsin madison , wisconsin democrat march 3 , 1885 march 9 , 1846 march 4 , 1883 burr 1916 -rrb- . jpg w. jones in `` the badger '' -lrb- burr w. jones
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burr w. jones

burr w. jones -lrb- march 9 , 1846 -- january 7 , 1935 -rrb- was an american politician , jurist , and lawyer .
born in the town of union , rock county , wisconsin , he attended the common schools and the evansville seminary , in evansville , wisconsin , and taught school for several years .
he graduated from the literary department of the university of wisconsin -- madison in 1870 and from the law department in 1871 and was admitted to the bar in 1871 commencing practice in portage , wisconsin .
he moved to madison , wisconsin in 1872 and continued the practice of law .
he became the prosecuting attorney of dane county in 1872 and 1874 .
he was elected as a democrat to the forty-eighth congress -lrb- march 4 , 1883 -- march 3 , 1885 -rrb- representing wisconsin 's 3rd congressional district .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the forty-ninth congress .
he became professor of law at the university of wisconsin 1885-1915 and served as city attorney in 1891 ; chairman of the democratic state convention in 1892 ; delegate to the national convention -lrb- gold standard -rrb- at indianapolis in 1896 ; member of the wisconsin tax commission in 1897 and 1898 and served as chairman ; appointed associate justice of the wisconsin supreme court september 6 , 1920 , to fill a vacancy ; elected to the same office april 4 , 1922 , and served until his retirement on january 1 , 1926 ; resumed the practice of law ; died , in a hospital , madison , wisconsin on january 7 , 1935 ; interment in forest hill cemetery .
one of the kronshage dormitories at the university of wisconsin madison is named after him .
