Robley Dunglison Jones (December 31, 1860 – July 7, 1917) was an American politician and judge. He served as the

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for

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between 1891 and 1903 and as a member of the

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in 1908.

Early life

Robley Dunglison Jones was born on December 31, 1860, in

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to Catherine D. (née Gray) and Charles P. Jones. His father was a practicing physician. At a young age, Jones and his parents moved to Snow Hill. Jones was educated at

Snow Hill High School Snow Hill High School (SHHS) is a four-year public high school in Snow Hill, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Pocomoke High School, Stephen Decatur High School, and the Worcester Tec ...

. In 1880, Jones became a school master at Girdletree Public School in Girdletree for one year and then conducted a school in Stockton for two years. Jones read law under the instruction of law firm Covington and Wilson. In 1883, Jones attended

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and in Spring 1884, Jones was

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in Virginia and Maryland.

Career

Jones began a law practice in Snow Hill. In 1891, Jones was elected under a Democratic ticket as

for Worcester County. He was re-elected twice and served until 1903. In 1907, Jones was elected to the

. On May 1, 1908, Jones resigned the position and accepted an appointment by Governor Austin Lane Crothers as an associate judge of the first judicial court. He remained in that role until his death.

Personal life

Jones married Louis Richardson Franklin, daughter of Littleton P. Franklin, on December 22, 1897. They had one daughter, Emily. Jones died on July 7, 1917, at the Church Home and Infirmary in

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after operations for a

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. He was buried at Whitecoat United Methodist Cemetery in Snow Hill.

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