John Wallace Jones
Encyclopedia
John Wallace Jones was an American judge.
Born in Lawrence County, Alabama
, Jones became a district judge
in Caddo Parish and also served as the mayor of Shreveport from 1854 to 1857. In addition to his civic career, Jones also served with distinction during the American Civil War
as the Commanding Officer
of Company E of the 46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana
.
Born in Lawrence County, Alabama
Lawrence County, Alabama
Lawrence County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the population was...
, Jones became a district judge
Courts of Louisiana
Courts of Louisiana include:State courts of Louisiana*Louisiana Supreme Court**Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal ***Louisiana District Courts Federal courts located in Louisiana...
in Caddo Parish and also served as the mayor of Shreveport from 1854 to 1857. In addition to his civic career, Jones also served with distinction during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
as the Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of Company E of the 46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
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