Alfred Daniel Jones

[2] His paternal grandfather was Nathaniel Jones who arrived in the area of what is now eastern Cary, North Carolina around 1775 and owned 10,461 acres, including his White Plains plantation.

[9] The Raleigh Signal praised his performance, writing, "'Buck' has in him the making of an able and successful lawyer, and we doubt not that he will rapidly rise in the legal fraternity.

[10] They practiced in State and Federal court in numerous counties, including Chatham, Harnett, Moore, and Wake.

[15] Jones was a member of the original Watauga Club which was organized in Raleigh in May 1894 by young professionals who wanted to look toward the future of North Carolina, rather than obsessing about the past.

[16] Other members of the Watagua Club included Josephus Daniels, Walter Hines Page (also of Cary), and William Joseph Peele.

[1] On May 6, 1893, Jones was appointed to the position of Consul General of the United States in Shanghai, China by President Grover Cleveland.

[20] While at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jones gained a reputation for oratory and was selected to speak at commencement in 1877.

[23][24] Upon his arrival in Shanghai in August 1893, Jones became ill.[23] Newspapers reported that his illness became insanity in November 1893 after a disappointment in a love affair back in North Carolina.

[25] Around November 24, 1893, Jones was put on the Saikyō Maru to be returned to America with hopes of improving his health.

[27][25] Later, it was reported that accounts of his mistreatment aboard the SS City of Rio de Janeiro were "sensational.

[23] For this trip, he was joined by Raleigh's Mayor Thomas Badger and North Carolina Secretary of State Octavius Coke.