Gabriel Jones (Virginia)
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| Member of the House of Burgesses from Frederick County |
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In office 1748–1754 Serving with George Fairfax George William Fairfax |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Earle Andrew Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Parkins |
| Member of the House of Burgesses from Hampshire County |
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In office 1754–1755 Serving with Mr. Parker |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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Thomas Bryan Martin Thomas Walker |
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In office 1758–1761 Serving with Thomas Walker |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Bryan Martin |
| Succeeded by | James Keith James Mercer |
| Member of the House of Burgesses from Augusta County |
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In office 1757–1758 Serving with John Willson |
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| Preceded by | John Madison |
| Succeeded by | Israel Christian |
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In office 1771–1771 Serving with John Willson |
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| Preceded by | William Preston |
| Succeeded by | Samuel McDowell |
| King's Attorney for Augusta County | |
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In office 1746–1748 |
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| Clerk of Court for Hampshire County | |
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In office 1757–1782 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald Wager |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Wodrow |
| Personal details | |
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May 17, 1724 near Williamsburg, York County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | October 1806 (aged 82) "Bogota," Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
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| Residence | "Bogota," Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States |
| Alma mater | Christ's Hospital |
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Gabriel Jones (May 17, 1724 – October 1806) was an 18th-century Welsh American lawyer, legislator, court clerk and civil servant in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia.
Jones attended Christ's Hospital (also known as "The Bluecoat School"), after which he served as an indentured apprentice studying jurisprudence under a solicitor in the Court of Chancery and of Lyon's Inn in Middlesex. At the age of 21, Jones was admitted to practice law following the completion of his apprenticeship. He was persuaded by either Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the landowner of the Northern Neck Proprietary, or his relative Hugh Mercer to return to Virginia, where he engaged in the practice of law.
Jones served as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia) for a tenure lasting 25 years (1757–1782) and represented Frederick, Hampshire, and Augusta counties as a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. In addition, Jones also served as the King's Attorney for Augusta County and as the coroner for Frederick County. He was elected to represent Virginia at the Continental Congress but did not attend, and was elected to represent Rockingham County in the Virginia Ratifying Convention. Jones was an uncle of American pioneer John Gabriel Jones (1752–1776), and he was a friend of both George Washington and Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.
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