William Theopilus Jones

William Theopilus Jones (February 20, 1842 – October 9, 1882) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming.

William T. Jones
Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 (Delegate)
Preceded by	Stephen Friel Nuckolls
Succeeded by	William Randolph Steele
Personal details
Born	(1842-02-20)February 20, 1842 Corydon, Indiana
Died	October 9, 1882(1882-10-09) (aged 40) Corydon, Indiana
Political party	Republican

Born in Corydon, Indiana, Jones received a liberal schooling. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and commenced practice in Corydon, Indiana. During the Civil War served in the Union Army as major of the Seventeenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Wyoming in 1869. He settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1869.

Jones was elected as a Republican a Delegate to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Corydon, Indiana, where he died October 9, 1882. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "William Theopilus Jones (id: J000261)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• William Theopilus Jones at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Stephen Friel Nuckolls	Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Succeeded by William Randolph Steele

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