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Daniel Webster Jones (15 December 1839 -- 25 December 1918) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This is a list of governors of Arkansas. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area Ranked 29th - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,732 kmÂ²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 261 miles (420 km) - % water 2. ...

Daniel Webster Jones was born in Bowie County, Texas. His family moved to Washington, Arkansas in 1840. Jones attended Washington Academy there and later studied law. During his childhood, James Black, creator of the famous Bowie knife, lived with his family before moving to Washington, Arkansas. Black attempted to show Daniel his metallurgical secret in 1870, the only person known to have knowledge of Black's secret. Bowie County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Washington is a city located in Hempstead County, Arkansas. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other individuals with the name James Black, see James Black (disambiguation). ... Bowie knife is a term commonly used in modern times to refer to any large sheath knife. ... Washington is a city located in Hempstead County, Arkansas. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

When the American Civil War broke out, Jones enlisted in the Confederate States Army, was wounded in battle, and was captured and held as a prisoner of war. His highest rank was as Colonel of the 20th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ...

In 1874, Jones was elected as prosecuting attorney of the 9th Judicial District. He served as a presidential elector in 1876 and 1880. He was elected to the post of Attorney General of Arkansas in 1884 and 1886. In 1890 he served a term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

Jones was elected Governor of Arkansas in 1896, and was reelected in 1898. During his term appropriations were made for the new state capitol building, and a law ordering uniform textbooks in schools was passed. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Jones resumed his law practice after leaving office. In 1914 he was elected again to the House of Representatives. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Daniel Jones is buried at the Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Flag Seal Nickname: The Capital City, Rock-Town, City of Roses Location Government Country State County United States Arkansas Pulaski Founded Incorporated 1821 1831 Mayor Jim Dailey Geographical characteristics Area - City 302. ...

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Categories: Governors of Arkansas | Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives | Confederate Army officers | 1839 births | 1918 deaths Statue of James Paul Clarke, marble by Pompeo Coppini. ... This is a list of governors of Arkansas. ... Jefferson Jeff Davis (6 May 1862 – 3 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and also served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... This is a list of governors of Arkansas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Arkansas. ... James Sevier Conway (9 December 1798 - 3 March 1855) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas, the first elected governor since it became a state. ... Archibald Yell (9 August 1797–23 February 1847) was a member of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the State of Arkansas, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army who served in the Mexican War and War of 1812. ... 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Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. ... James Philip Eagle (10 August 1837 - 19 December 1904) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... William Meade Fishback (5 November 1831--9 February 1903) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas and selected to be a member of the United States Senate but was not allowed to serve. ... Statue of James Paul Clarke, marble by Pompeo Coppini. ... Jefferson Jeff Davis (6 May 1862 – 3 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and also served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... John Sebastian Little (14 March 1851 - 29 October 1916) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... John Isaac Ike Moore (7 February 1856–18 March 1937) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Xenophon Overton Pindall (21 August 1873 - 2 January 1935) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jesse M. 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Charles Hillman Brough (9 July 1876â€“26 December 1935) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. ... Thomas Chipman McRae (21 December 1851 - 2 June 1929) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, and was governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925. ... Thomas Jefferson Terral (21 December 1882–9 March 1946) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1925 to 1927. ... John Ellis Martineau (2 December 1873–6 March 1937) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas, USA, from 1927 to 1928. ... Harvey Parnell (28 February 1880–16 January 1936) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1928 to 1933. ... Junius Marion Futrell (14 August 1870–20 June 1955) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1933 to 1937, and for a short stint in 1913. ... Carl Edward Bailey (8 October 1894–23 October 1948) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1937 to 1941. ... Homer Martin Adkins (15 October 1890–26 February 1964) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas. ... Benjamin Travis Laney (25 November 1896–21 January 1977) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas. ... Sid McMath, from the cover of his autobiography Promises Kept (University of Arkansas Press, 2003) Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912 â€“ October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, renowned attorney and progressive Democratic reform Governor of Arkansas (1949â€“1953) who, in defiance of his states political establishment... Francis Adams Cherry (5 September 1908–15 July 1965) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955. ... Orval Eugene Faubus (7 January 1910â€“14 December 1994) was a six-term Democratic Governor of Arkansas, infamous for his 1957 stand against integration of Little Rock, Arkansas schools in defiance of U.S. Supreme Court rulings. ... Winthrop Rockefeller (1 May 1912 â€“ 22 February 1973), a member of the prominent United States Rockefeller family, was a politician and philanthropist who served as the first Republican governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction. ... credited to the United States Senate Historical Office Dale Leon Bumpers (born 12 August 1925) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from the State of Arkansas, from 1975 until his retirement in January, 1999; and was governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. ... Bob Cowley Riley (September 18, 1924–February 16, 1994) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas for ten days in 1975. ... David Hampton Pryor David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. ... Joe Edward Purcell (29 July 1923-March 1987) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1979. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Frank Durward White (June 4, 1933 - May 21, 2003) was only the second Republican governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas since Reconstruction. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... James Jim Guy Tucker, Jr. ... Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955, in Hope, Arkansas) is the governor of the state of Arkansas as of 1996. ...

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