| Edward Franc Jones | |
|---|---|
 Edward F. Jones. Trade card circa 1888. | |
| Born | June 3, 1828 |
| Died | August 14, 1913 (aged 85) |
| Place of birth | Utica, Oneida County, New York |
| Place of death | Binghamton, Broome County, New York |
| Place of burial | Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance |
 United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/branch |
 Union Army |
| Rank |
 Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edward Franc Jones (June 3, 1828 Utica, Oneida County, New York - August 14, 1913 Binghamton, Broome County, New York) was an American merchant, manufacturer, author and politician from New York.
Biography[]
He was the son of Lorenzo B. Jones and Sophronia (Chapman) Jones. He was educated at Leicester, Massachusetts. In 1850, he married Mary A. Tarbell, of Pepperell, Massachusetts.
He fought with the 6th & 26th Massachusetts Regiments in the American Civil War. On February 24, 1866,[1] President Andrew Johnson nominated Jones for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for meritorious services during the war.[2] The U.S. Senate confirmed the award on April 10, 1866.[1] In 1862, he married Susan Annie Brown, from Boston. In 1865, he opened a scales manufacturing plant at Binghamton, and became widely known as "Jones of Binghamton" for his new means of advertising. He created the slogan "Jones pays the freight" or "Jones, he pays the freight", meaning that, unlike his competitors, he would not charge anything for the delivery of his scales to the buyer.
1889 ad for Jones Scales, containing the famous slogan.
He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1886 to 1891, elected on the Democratic ticket with Governor David B. Hill in 1885 and 1888.
In 1905, he published the novel Richard Baxter: A Story of New England Life of 1830 to 1840.
He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His home at Binghamton, known as the Gen. Edward F. Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3]
See also[]
- List of American Civil War generals
- List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War
- Massachusetts in the American Civil War
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001, p. 749. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Eicher749" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4. p. 318
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.
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- History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts: 1637-1888 by Oliver Ayer Roberts (A. Mudge & Son, 1898)
- Broome County in Vintage Postcards by Ed Aswad & Suzanne M. Meredith (Arcadia Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7385-0447-5, ISBN 978-0-7385-0447-6, page 14)
- Civil War High Commands by John H. Eicher & John Y. Simon (Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3, ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1 ; page 324)
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