John P. Jones
United States Senator from Nevada
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	James W. Nye
Succeeded by	Francis G. Newlands
Born	January 27, 1829(1829-01-27) Herefordshire, England
Died	November 27, 1912 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican, Silver (1895-1901)
Residence	Gold Hill
Profession	mining

John Percival Jones (January 27, 1829 - November 12, 1912) was an American politician who served for 30 years as a Republican United States Senator from Nevada. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting James Warren Nye ( June 10, 1815 December 25, 1876) was a United States Senator from Nevada. Francis Griffith Newlands was born in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, on August 28 1848 the son of James Birney Newlands ( Scotland &ndash Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Silver Party was a Nevada political party active in the 1890s Gold Hill is a community in Storey County Nevada, located just south and downhill of Virginia City. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.

Jones was born in Herefordshire, England. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Shortly after his birth he and his parents immigrated to the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They settled in Cleveland, Ohio where John Jones spent his childhood and attended public schools. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state

In 1849 Jones moved to California, like many young men, to participate in the Gold rush. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold. He settled in Trinity County, California where he did mining and farming and eventually served as county sheriff. Trinity County is a large rugged and mountainous heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U He was a member of the California state senate from 1863 to 1867.

In 1868 Jones moved to Gold Hill, Nevada where he continued mining. Gold Hill is a community in Storey County Nevada, located just south and downhill of Virginia City. In 1873 he was elected by the state legislature to the United States Senate, in which he served five terms and was involved with the Twenty-cent piece business.

Jones was a member of the United States Senate from 1873 to 1903. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Auditing the Contingent Expenses from 1877 to 1881 and from 1883 to 1893, and as chairman of the committee on epidemic diseases from 1893 to 1903. Like many Republicans from the western United States, Jones left the party in 1896 over the issue of bimetalism and joined the Silver Republican Party. In Economics, bimetallism is a Monetary standard in which the value of the Monetary unit can be expressed as a certain amount of gold or as a certain amount The Silver Republican Party was a United States political faction active in the 1890s ^[1] He later rejoined the main Republican Party. He decided not to run for reelection to the Senate in 1902.

Jones continued to oversee his businesses. He retired to his home, Miramar, in Santa Monica, California and died in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Miramar, Jones' famous Santa Monica home, in 1890. The site is now the home of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a Toronto, Ontario -based operator of luxury Hotels and Resorts Currently Fairmont operates properties in

References

1. ^ U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > People > Senators > Senators Who Changed Parties During Senate Service (Since 1890)