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James C. Jones
American politician (1809–1859)
James Chamberlain Jones | |
|---|---|
| In office October 15, 1841 – October 14, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James K.
Polk |
| Succeeded by | Aaron V. Brown |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Hopkins L. Turney |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Johnson |
| Born | (1809-04-20)April 20, 1809 Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1859(1859-10-29) (aged 50) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (until 1854) Democrat (1854–1859) |
| Spouse | Sarah Munford (m. 1829) |
| Profession | |
James Chamberlain[1] Jones (April 20, 1809 – October 29, 1859) was an American politician who served as the tenth governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1851 to 1857.
A Whig, Jones twice defeated future U.S. President James K. Polk for th