Wesley L. Jones

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Came to Yakima in 1899 - photo in front of courthouse _ JONES, Wesley Livsey, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born near Bethany, Moultrie County, Ill., October 9, 1863; graduated from the Southern Illinois College at Enfield in 1885; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Decatur, Ill.; moved to North Yakima, Wash., in 1889, and continued the practice of his profession; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1909); did not seek renomination in 1908, having become a candidate for Senator; elected to the United States Senate in 1909; reelected in 1914, 1920, and 1926, and served from March 4, 1909, until his death; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932; died in Seattle, Wash., November 19, 1932 Came to Yakima in 1899. Standing with Cushman.

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