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Alexander Caldwell Jones was an American lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. Presidential pardons for ex-Confederates from Virginia and West Virginia, published in the Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Dispatch , Jan. 10, 1867
May C. Jones in Woman of the Century (1893) May C. Jones (born November 5, 1842 – ?) was a trailblazing Baptist minister and the first woman to be ordained in the Northern Baptist Convention. Her ordination in 1882 marked a significant milestone in the history of women in ministry, paving the way for future generations.
In 1754, Jones become King's attorney for Fredericksburg. [1] In 1758, he married Mary Taliaferro, the daughter of Colonel John Taliaferro of Spotsylvania County. [1] In 1772, Jones became a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the colonial legislature. [2] [1] Jones was a "cautious patriot" and served on the committee of safety in 1774-75.
Crawford was born the daughter of a mechanical engineer's clerk, at Gatehead, East Ayrshire, on 5 June 1909. [5] [6] She was raised in Dunfermline, Fife, and taught at Edinburgh's Moray House Institute. [7] While studying to become a child psychologist, she took a summer job as the governess for Lord Elgin's children.
She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (later the 6th Earl of Harewood), in 1922.
Frances Jones Dandridge (August 6, 1710 – April 9, 1785) was the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States. She was born in New Kent County, Virginia . Her father Orlando Jones and maternal grandfather Colonel Gideon Macon served on the House of Burgesses in Colonial Virginia .
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. [ 1 ] With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex authority figures.