Addison P. Jones

Addison Porter Jones (September 15, 1822 Greenville, Greene County, New York – May 5, 1910) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on September 15, 1822 in Greenville, New York.

He attended the common schools. In 1843, he became a merchant in Catskill.

He entered politics as a Whig and in 1855 became a Democrat. He was Supervisor of the Town of Catskill in 1856, 1860 and 1861; and Sheriff of Greene County from 1862 to 1864.

He was a presidential elector in 1876, voting for Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks.

Jones was a member of the New York State Senate (14th D.) in 1878, 1879, 1882 and 1883.

He died on May 5, 1910 and was interred in Catskill Village Cemetery.

Legacy

His grandson, Addison Porter Jones II (1877-?) was named after him. He married Annette Whittaker and was the president of the Catskill Savings Bank.

Sources

• Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 412)
• The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 57f)
• The Samuel Gompers Papers by Stuart B. Kaufman (1986; pg. 263)

New York State Senate
Preceded by Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr.	New York State Senate 14th District 1878–1879	Succeeded by Charles A. Fowler
Preceded by Charles A. Fowler	New York State Senate 14th District 1882–1883	Succeeded by John Van Schaick