Owen Jones (American politician)

Owen Jones (December 29, 1819 – December 25, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district for one term from 1857 to 1859.

[2] He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

[1] He was admitted to the bar of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1842, and commenced practice in Ardmore.

[3] He also was active in agriculture and raised animals and worked on the improvement of farming techniques.

[5] Jones also took part in the failed offensive attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia known as the Mud March.

He resigned his commission in October 1863 and returned home [1] to practice law near Ardmore.

Colonel Owen Jones in Uniform