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Peter K. Jones
Member From: 1869 - 1877
- Birth Date: 1834 Birth Place:Petersburg, Virginia
- Death Date: December 6, 1895
- Gender: Male Race: African American
- Spouse: Unknown; Mary Ann E. Hope
- Children: two daughters and two sons
- Religion: Baptist
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- Memberships/Affiliations: Virginia Republican League ( vice president in 1888–1889, first vice president in 1889–1890, and recording secretary in 1890–1891)
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Bio from Encyclopedia Virginia
Bio from Virginia's Martin Luther King Jr. Commission
- Bio: Peter K. Jones represented Greensville and Sussex counties in the Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868 and then served four terms in the House of Delegates (1869–1877). Born free in Petersburg, he first acquired property in 1857. Soon after the end of the American Civil War (1861–1865), he became active in politics and began urging blacks to become self-sufficient and advocating for black suffrage and unity. He moved to Greensville County about 1867, and that same year he won a seat at the convention required by the Reconstruction Acts to write a new state constitution. A member of the convention’s radical faction, Jones voted in favor of granting the vote to African American men and against segregating public schools. He represented Greensville County for four consecutive terms from 1869 to 1877. During his time in office he worked tirelessly to protect the rights of African Americans. By 1881 Jones had moved to Washington, D.C., and he continued his work in support of African American interests and of the Republican Party. He died in Washington in 1895.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Virginia Constitutional Convention: 1867
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1869-1871 | Greensville | Radical Republican | Officers & Offices at the Capitol Committee (Dates Unknown)
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| 1871-1873 | Greensville | Radical Republican | Officers & Offices at the Capitol Committee (Dates Unknown)
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| 1874-1875 | Greensville | Radical Republican | Officers & Offices at the Capitol
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| 1875-1877 | Greensville | Radical Republican | Officers & Offices at the Capitol Committee
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