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Affiliation | Greenback |
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Name | George O. Jones |
Address | , New York , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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July 07, 1824
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Died | January 16, 1895
(70 years)
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Contributor | nystate63 |
Last Modifed | Chronicler Dec 02, 2007 09:41pm |
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Info | JONES, George O. - Greenback Party leader.
Born in Hiram OH on 7/7/1824, son of Evan Jones, later a founder of the Ohio branch of the Liberty Party.
Associate of a bank with Ohio's Gov. Tod in Youngstown.
Moved to New York State in 1850 and was part of the Know Nothing movement.
Affiliated with the Democratic Party 1859-1878
Joined the Greenback Party 1878
Chairman of the New York State Greenback Party by 1884-1895
Chairman of the Greenback National Committee c. 1886-1895; issued several calls for national conventions from 1888 to 1894, none of which was well-attended.
Died in his son's house in New York City on 1/16/1895.
New York Times 1/18/1895 |
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