James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839 – June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US congressional representative, United States senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas.

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James K. Jones
Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office December 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	David Turpie
Succeeded by	Arthur Pue Gorman
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office 1896–1904
Preceded by	William F. Harrity
Succeeded by	Thomas Taggart
United States Senator from Arkansas
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	James D. Walker
Succeeded by	James Paul Clarke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885
Preceded by	William F. Slemons
Succeeded by	Clifton R. Breckinridge
Personal details
Born	James Kimbrough Jones (1839-09-29)September 29, 1839 Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1908(1908-06-01) (aged 68) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
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Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	3rd Arkansas Cavalry[1]
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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Born in Marshall County, Mississippi, Jones moved with his father to Dallas County, Arkansas in 1848. He pursued classical studies under a private tutor; he would later study law and was, in 1874, admitted to the bar, practicing in Washington, Arkansas.^[2]

During the American Civil War, Jones served in the Confederate Army, and returned to his Arkansas plantation afterward. From 1873 to 1879, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate, and was president of that body from 1877 to 1879. In 1896 and 1900, he was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.^[2]

Jones was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885); he was re-elected to the Forty-ninth but tendered his resignation on February 19, 1885, having been elected to the United States Senate that year. Jones was reelected in 1891 and 1897 and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1903, unsuccessfully seeking reelection in 1902. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Fifty-third Congress), Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifty-fifth Congress.)^[2]

After his congressional service, Jones resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., where he died; he was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.