James H. Jones (Texas politician)

James Henry Jones (September 13, 1830 – March 22, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Henderson, Texas.

[1] During the Civil War Jones enlisted in the Confederate States Army and served as captain and lieutenant colonel of the Eleventh Texas Infantry,[2] and later as colonel commanding the Third Brigade of Walker's Texas Division.

He resumed the practice of law in Henderson, Texas, and died there March 22, 1904.

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