Senator Wesley Livsey Jones

Wesley Livsey Jones served as a Senator from Washington in the United States Congress from 1899 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, Wesley Livsey Jones contributed to the legislative process during 9 terms in office.

Wesley Livsey Jones’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the Senate, Wesley Livsey Jones participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863 – November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington. Born near Bethany, Illinois, days after the death of his father, who was serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Jones grew up working on farms. He taught school before graduating from Southern Illinois College in Enfield, Illinois. He studied law in Chicago, passed the bar, and became active in politics as a Republican. In 1889, he moved to North Yakima, in eastern Washington, where he worked in real estate and practiced law. In 1898, he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, where he served five terms. He won a seat in the United States Senate in 1908; he served from 1909 until his death, and served in both leadership positions and as chairman of several Senate committees. Jones lost his 1932 bid for reelection. He died soon after the November election, but before his term expired in March 1933. He died in Seattle, and was interred at Seattle’s Bonney-Watson Mortuary.