Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American

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from the state of

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who served in the

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from 1966 until his death from natural causes in

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, in 1992.

Early life and education

Jones was born in

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, and attended Elise Academy, in Hemp, North Carolina. He received a

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in 1934 from

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in Raleigh.

Career

Jones became a businessman. Soon after graduation he married and started a family. After getting established in local life, Jones was elected as

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from 1949 to 1953. He was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly from 1955 to 1959, and to the North Carolina State Senate in 1965. Jones was elected as a Democrat to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative

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. He was reelected to the 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th,

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, and

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es, serving from February 5, 1966 to September 15, 1992. He was the chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries from the 97th through 102nd Congresses. He died in

. His son Walter B. Jones Jr. served as a Republican congressman in North Carolina from 1995 to 2019. Walter Sr. is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Walter Beaman Sr. 1913 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American politicians Mayors of places in North Carolina Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party North Carolina state senators North Carolina State University alumni Politicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina People from Farmville, North Carolina

Early life and education

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