Charles Henry Jones (March 7, 1848 – January 26, 1913) was an American journalist, editor, and political figure. Born in Talbotton, Georgia, at age 15 he joined the

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during the

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. In 1866 he moved to New York, where he edited '' Eclectic Magazine'' and '' Appleton's Journal''. He moved to

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, in 1881, where he established the ''Florida Daily Times'', which incorporated rival ''Florida Union'' to become the '' Florida Times-Union''. He later was editor of '' St. Louis Republic'', '' St. Louis Dispatch'' (1895–97) and ''

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'' (1893–95). He was president of the National Editorial Association, and was prominent in the Democratic Party, leading the Florida Democratic Party and writing the Chicago Platform of 1896 and Kansas City Platform of 1900. He died in Ospedaletti, Italy.

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Guide to the Charles H. Jones Papers
at the

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* 1848 births 1913 deaths 19th-century American newspaper editors People from Talbotton, Georgia People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War Editors of Florida newspapers Editors of New York (state) newspapers Journalists from Florida Journalists from Missouri Journalists from New York City Confederate States Army soldiers Florida Democrats {{US-editor-stub