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