biography
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Jones, John P(ercival)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1830–1912)
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| biography:
| Miner and US senator, born in Hay-on-Wye, SE Wales, UK. Brought to Cleveland, OH as a child, he went to California in the gold rush of 1849, then moved to Nevada where he made his fortune in silver mining. Elected to the US Senate (Republican, Nevada, 1873–1903), he inevitably supported silver coinage. |
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