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Thomas Goode Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · 1901
Thomas Goode Jones , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Thomas Goode Jones (November 26, 1844 – April 28, 1914) was an Alabama lawyer, politician, and military officer. He served in the Alabama legislature and as the 28th governor of Alabama. He later became United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Read law1868
Career
Confederate Army major, 1862-1865; Planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1868; Editor, Montgomery [Alabama] Daily Picayune, 1868; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868-; Reporter of decisions, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1870-1880; State representative, Alabama, 1884-1888; speaker, 1886-1888; Governor, Alabama, 1890-1894
Biography
Thomas Goode Jones (November 26, 1844 – April 28, 1914) was an Alabama lawyer, politician, and military officer. He served in the Alabama legislature and as the 28th governor of Alabama. He later became United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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