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Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863 – November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington.
Wesley Livsey Jones (* 9. Oktober 1863 bei Bethany, Illinois; † 19. November 1932 in Seattle, Washington) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Washington in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat.
Senator Wesley Livsey Jones gave his name to the famous “Jones Act” governing U.S. domestic maritime trade. But what do really know about him? It turns out that he was much more than a leading merchant marine policy maker.
Wesley Livsey Jones was a Republican Senator from Washington State, serving from 1909 to 1932. During his time in the Senate, Jones championed federal investment in the Pacific Northwest while serving as Republican whip and a chairman of the Appropriations and Commerce Committees. Jones was a strong proponent of Prohibition, even attempting to ...
Wesley Livsey Jones (* 9. Oktober 1863 bei Bethany, Illinois; † 19. November 1932 in Seattle, Washington) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Washington in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Homer Bone. Bone defeated Jones in a landslide. The percentage margin of 27.9 points may be the largest for any incumbent major-party nominee in Senate history.
Biography. JONES, WESLEY LIVSEY, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born near Bethany, Moultrie County, Ill., October 9, 1863; attended the common schools; taught school; graduated from Southern Illinois College at Enfield in 1885; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Decatur, Ill.; moved to North ...
