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William Giles Jones

Alabama Middle District Court

Born 1808 in Powhatan County, VA

Died 1883 in Mobile, AL

FJC ID: 1208

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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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Land Office, Demopolis, Alabama
    Clerk · 1834–present
  2. Private practice, Mobile, Alabama
    1843–1860, 1866–1883
  3. Confederate District Court, District of Alabama
    Judge · 1861–1865
  4. Alabama
    State representative · 1843, 1849, 1857
  5. Private practice, Greene and Eutaw, Alabama
    1836–1843
  6. Private practice, Virginia
    1830–1834

Appointments

  1. Alabama Middle District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
    1860–1861 · Appointed by James Buchanan (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. Alabama Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
    1860–1861 · Appointed by James Buchanan (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation
  3. Alabama Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
    1860–1861 · Appointed by James Buchanan (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Hampden-Sydney College
  2. University of Virginia
  3. University of Virginia-Main Campus
  4. Read law
    1830