William Giles Jones

Judge William Giles Jones

Personal

Birthday:

11/7/1808

Birthplace:

Powhatan County, VA

Date of Death:

4/1/1883

Place of Death:

Mobile, AL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Hampden-Sydney College

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1830

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama

Court Name:

Alabama Middle District Court

President Nominating:

James Buchanan

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

01/30/1860

Termination Date:

01/12/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Court Name - Second:

Alabama Northern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

01/30/1860

Termination Date - Second:

01/12/1861

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation

Court Name - Third:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Court Name - Third:

Alabama Southern District Court

Commission Date - Third:

01/30/1860

Termination Date - Third:

01/12/1861

Termination Reason - Third:

Resignation