Addison P. Jones

Addison Porter Jones
Born	September 15, 1822 Greenville, New York
Died	May 5, 1910 (aged 87)
Title	Member of the New York State Senate
Spouse(s)	Rachel J. Sole (m. 1866)
Children	George Howard Jones

Addison Porter Jones (September 15, 1822 Greenville, Greene County, New York – May 5, 1910) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on September 15, 1822 in Greenville, New York.

He attended the common schools. In 1843, he became a merchant in Catskill.

He entered politics as a Whig and in 1855 became a Democrat. He was Supervisor of the Town of Catskill in 1856, 1860 and 1861; and Sheriff of Greene County from 1862 to 1864.

He was a presidential elector in 1876, voting for Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks.

Jones was a member of the New York State Senate (14th D.) in 1878, 1879, 1882 and 1883.

He died on May 5, 1910 and was interred in Catskill Village Cemetery.

Legacy

His grandson, Addison Porter Jones II (1877-?) was named after him. He married Annette Whittaker and was the president of the Catskill Savings Bank.^[1]

References

1. The Capital Region of New York State, Crossroads of Empire. 1942. Retrieved 2012-11-08. Mr. Jones was born in Catskill on August 22, 1877, son of George Howard and Ione Elizabeth (Lusk) Jones and a member of a prominent local family. His paternal grandfather, for whom he was named, was State Senator from the Catskill district, serving at the time of the State Capitol was built in Albany, and for a period of years was a member and chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. ...

Sources

• Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 412)
• The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 57f)
• The Samuel Gompers Papers by Stuart B. Kaufman (1986; pg. 263)