Speech of James C. Jones, of Tennessee on Non-Intervention Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 18, 1852

James C[hamberlain] Jones

Published by Jno. T. Towers, Washington, 1852

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Disbound. 16 pages. 25 cm. Some edges remain uncut. In very good condition. No ownership marks/writing present. Moderate edge wear, creasing, toning to the covers. Scarce. James Chamberlain Jones (April 20, 1809 October 29, 1859) was an American politician who served as the Governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1851 to 1857. A Whig, Jones twice defeated rising politician James K. Polk for the governorship (in 1841 and 1843). He was the first native-born Tennessean to be elected governor. Jones's first gubernatorial term was marked by gridlock with the state senate, which was led by a group of Democratic senators known as the "Immortal Thirteen." His second term was more productive, as his fellow Whigs controlled both houses of the legislature. Though he later joined the Democratic Party, Jones's speaking skills and campaign style helped to solidify Tennessee's Whigs as one of the strongest Whig movements in the South.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speech of James C. Jones, of Tennessee on Non-Intervention Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 18, 1852
• Publisher: Jno. T. Towers, Washington
• Publication Date: 1852
• Edition: First edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana