The Joneses and Scotts
- John Rice Jones, Attorney General of Indiana Territory, member of the Missouri Territory Legislature 1814, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1820, Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1820–1824. Father George W. Jones and Myers F. Jones.
- George W. Jones (1804–1896), U.S. Congressional Delegate from the Michigan Territory 1835–1836, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Wisconsin Territory 1836–1839, Surveyor of Wisconsin Territory 1840–1848, Surveyor of Iowa Territory 1840–1848, U.S. Senator from Iowa 1848–1859, U.S. Minister to New Granada 1859–1861. Son of John Rice Jones.
- Myers F. Jones, member of the Missouri Legislature. Son of John Rice Jones.
- John Scott (1785–1861), U.S. Congressional Delegate from Missouri Territory 1816–1817 1817–1821, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1821–1827. Brother-in-law of George W. Jones.
- Andrew Scott (1789–1841), Justice of Arkansas Territory Supreme Court 1819–1825, Arkansas Territory Representative 1831. Brother-in-law of George W. Jones.
- John R. Homer Scott, Arkansas State Senator 1873, delegate to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention 1874, Chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party 1878. Son of Andrew Scott.
- J. Russel Jones (1823–1909), Illinois State Representative 1860, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868, Republican National Committeeman 1868–1870, U.S. Minister to Belgium 1869–1875, U.S. Collector of Customs of Chicago, Illinois 1875–1876. Son-in-law of Andrew Scott.
NOTE: John Rice Jones was also father of Texas Republic politician John Rice Jones, Jr.
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