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William Giles Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · 1860
William Giles Jones , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. William Giles Jones (November 7, 1808 – April 1, 1883) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Education
- Hampden-Sydney College
- University of Virginia
- Read law1830
Career
Private practice, Virginia, 1830-1834; Clerk, U.S. Land Office, Demopolis, Alabama, 1834-; Private practice, Greene and Eutaw, Alabama, 1836-1843; State representative, Alabama, 1843, 1849, 1857; Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1843-1860, 1866-1883; Judge, Confederate District Court, District of Alabama, 1861-1865
Biography
William Giles Jones (November 7, 1808 – April 1, 1883) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
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