Cornelius J. Jones

Cornelius J. Jones (August 13, 1858 – March 16, 1931) was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented issaq County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1890 and 1891.[1] He was a Republican.

He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.[1] He worked as a lawyer in Mayersville.[2]

He ran against T. C. Catchings for a seat in the U.S. Congress. He contested the result.[3][4]

Jones was a defense attorney for Henry Williams and appealed his death penalty conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court (Williams v. Mississippi) because no African Americans were allowed to sit on juries in Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously against his client.[5]

He died in Oklahoma.[1]

The New York Public Library has a collection of his and his sisters family papers and a photograph of him.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Cornelius J. Jones – Against All Odds".
  2. https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Capture-49.png
  3. "Jones, Cornelius J. 1858-1931 [WorldCat Identities]".
  4. Catchings, T. C.; Jones, Cornelius J. (April 5, 1899). G.P.O [Contested election case of Cornelius J. Jones vs. Thos. C. Catchings, from the Third Congressional District of the state of Mississippi Contested election case of Cornelius J. Jones vs. Thos. C. Catchings, from the Third Congressional District of the state of Mississippi] – via Berkeley Law. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Natchez Democrat, March 22, 1899 – Against All Odds".
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