Ulysses Jones Jr. (June 7, 1951,

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the County seat, seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 Uni ...

– November 9, 2010) was an American politician and a

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member of the

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for the 98th district, which encompasses a part of

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. In the state House of Representatives, Ulysses Jones was the chair of the House State and Local Government Committee and the cochair of the Joint Lottery Oversight Committee. He was a member of numerous House committees: the Calendar and Rules Committee, the Education Committee, the K-12 Subcommittee, the Elections Subcommittee, the State Government Subcommittee, the Local Government Subcommittee, the Joint Lottery Scholarship Committee, the Joint Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Committee, the Joint Select Oversight Committee on Education, and the Tennessee Commemorative Women's Suffrage Commission. Ulysses Jones graduated from North Side High School. He attended the

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and

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. He worked as a battalion chief for Memphis Fire Services. It has been alleged by Tim Willis, informant for

Operation Tennessee Waltz Operation Tennessee Waltz was a sting operation set up by federal and state law enforcement agents, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The operation led to the arrest of seven Tennessee s ...

, that Ulysses Jones took a bribe from E-Cycle, a fictitious company that had been set up by the FBI. Jones said in response that it had only been a campaign contribution, and that he would "be willing to take a lie detector test, even by the FBI." When

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died on August 16, 1977, Ulysses Jones and Charles Crossby were the two paramedics on the scene at Graceland when it was reported to Memphis Fire Department's Engine House No. 29 that a person was having trouble breathing. Jones was also interviewed by Albert Goldman for his book "Elvis", he also appeared on several TV shows talking about that day."Elvis Presley (1935-1977): Funeral in Memphis".
''Rollingstone.com''. Accessed January 8, 2006.

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Legislative Information Services. Accessed January 7, 2007. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ulysses 1951 births African-American state legislators in Tennessee Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives University of Memphis alumni Tennessee State University alumni 2010 deaths 20th-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians