Isaac D. Jones

Isaac Dashiell Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Attorney General of Maryland
In office 1867–1871
Preceded by	Alexander Randall
Succeeded by	Andrew K. Syester
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1832, 1834, 1840–1841, 1867
Personal details
Born	(1806-11-01)November 1, 1806 Somerset County, Maryland, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1893(1893-07-05) (aged 86) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Eliza Hays
Occupation	Politician lawyer

Isaac Dashiell Jones (November 1, 1806 – July 5, 1893) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving from 1841 to 1843.

Early life

Isaac Dashiell Jones was born on the family homestead Wetipquin in Somerset County, Maryland to Priscilla and Benjamin Jones. Jones completed preparatory studies and graduated from Washington Academy, where he became assistant tutor before his studies were completed. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Princess Anne.

Career

Jones served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1832, 1834, 1840–1841, and 1867.

Jones was elected as a Whig from Maryland's 1st congressional district to the Twenty-seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843. He took an active part in the Maryland constitutional conventions of 1864 and 1867, and was elected Attorney General of Maryland in 1867. He was later elected judge of the court of arbitration of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1877, and served as director of the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Maryland, from 1867 to 1893, and of the Maryland School for the Colored Blind and Deaf at Baltimore from 1872 to 1893.

Personal life

Jones married Eliza Hays.

Jones died in Baltimore on July 5, 1893, and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery.

External links

• Isaac D. Jones at Find a Grave