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John Patterson Jones

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John Patterson Jones
Jones in 1820
Member of the New York State Senate
from the Second district
In office
January 1, 1835 – December 31, 1838
Preceded byDavid M. Westcott
Succeeded byDaniel Johnson
Personal details
Born1779
Goshen, Connecticut
Died1856
Monticello, New York

John Patterson Jones (1779–1858) was an American politician from New York. He is well known for being the co founder of Monticello, New York and one of its most early residents.[1]

Life

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Jones was born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut in 1779. His family moved to New Lebanon, New York when John was still a child. In 1804, Jones built the first house in what later became the Village of Monticello. He was Postmaster of Monticello for nearly 40 years.

He married Phoebe Ecker (c. 1785–1840), and they had five children. He was County Clerk of Sullivan County from 1809 to 1810, 1811 to 1813 and from 1815 to 1825.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1835 to 1838, sitting in the 58th, 59th, 60th and 61st New York State Legislatures.

After the death of his first wife, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Andrews (c. 1792–1858). He was a presidential elector in 1856, voting for John C. Frémont and William L. Dayton.

He died in 1858 and was buried at the St. John Street Cemetery in Monticello.

References

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  1. ^ Administrator (26 December 2015). "Monticello". www.scnyhistory.org. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

Sources

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New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
Second District (Class 4)

1835–1838
Succeeded by