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Mary G. Harris Jones,known as Mother Jones from 1897 onward,was an Irish-born American labor organizer,former schoolteacher,and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer,community organizer,and activist. She helped coordinate major strikes,secure bans on child labor,and co-founded the socialist trade union,the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Ann Shirley Jones,is a British former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won eight Grand Slam tennis championships in her career:three in singles,three in women's doubles,and two in mixed doubles. As of 2023,she serves as a vice president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
John Winston Jones was an American politician and lawyer. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1845. He served as Speaker of the House in both the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–1845) and the Virginia House of Delegates (1847).
Kevin S. Jones is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies,earning consensus All-American honors in 2003. Jones was selected in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL for six seasons (2004–10) with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
John Paul Jones Arena,or JPJ,is a multi-purpose arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,Virginia. Since November 2006,it serves as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams,as well as for concerts and other events. With seating for 14,623 fans John Paul Jones Arena is the largest indoor arena in Virginia and the biggest Atlantic Coast Conference basketball arena located outside of large metropolitan areas. Sports Illustrated named John Paul Jones Arena the best new college basketball arena of the 2000s.
William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones was a Confederate cavalry general with a reputation for being a martinet to his troopers and fractious toward superiors,but acknowledged to be a good commander. After disagreements of a personal nature with J.E.B. Stuart,Jones's brigade was set to guarding supply lines and unavailable during a crucial juncture of the Gettysburg Campaign when Lee suffered from a lack of capable reconnaissance cavalry. As the personality clash between Jones and Stuart escalated,Jones faced charges for impertinence,and was transferred to separate him from Stuart. Jones was killed leading a counter-attack in the 1864 Battle of Piedmont.
Thomas Quinn Jones is an American actor and a former football player. He was a running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers,earning consensus All-American honors in 1999. Jones was selected by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft,and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in addition to the New York Jets,Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs. He retired among the top 25 leading rushers in NFL history,and a member of the 10,000 rushing yards club. In September 2019 he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
Chippokes State Park is a Virginia state park on the south side of the James River on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. In addition to forests and fossil hunting on the beach,it includes three historic houses as well as an open-air agricultural and forestry museum with seasonally appropriate events. Other recreational facilities include a visitor center,swimming pool,hiking trails,cabins,yurts and campgrounds). It is located at 695 Chippokes Park Road,in rural Surry County,Virginia off Route 10.
John Marshall Jones was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness.
William Atkinson Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918 from the first district of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Paint Creek–Cabin Creek Strike,or the Paint Creek Mine War,was a confrontation between striking coal miners and coal operators in Kanawha County,West Virginia,centered on the area enclosed by two streams,Paint Creek and Cabin Creek.
Jeffrey Allen Jones is a former American college basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter for the Virginia Cavaliers,helping his team to win an NIT title and reach the NCAA Final Four. He became an assistant coach and eventually the head coach at his alma mater,with a tenure of eight years;he then coached the American Eagles for thirteen years;and the Old Dominion Monarchs for eleven years. In total,Jones was a head coach for thirty-two years,amassing a 560–417 (.573) overall record and a winning record with each of his three programs,reaching the NCAA Tournament at each stop—including an Elite Eight run with Virginia in 1995.
The 1907 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob Williams and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).
Sarah Garland Boyd Jones was an American physician from the U.S. state of Virginia. She was the first woman to receive a certificate from the Virginia State Medical Examining Board and co-founded a hospital in Richmond,Virginia with her husband,Miles Berkley Jones.
Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 89,consisting of parts of Norfolk,Virginia,is currently represented by Democrat Jackie Glass.
The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor,but decided to run for re-election. Herring faced Republican nominee Jason Miyares in the general election. Herring conceded defeat at 5:02 PM EST the following day,November 3. Miyares became the first Cuban-American and Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. Miyares was later sworn in on January 15,2022.
The 2021 Virginia elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2021. Republicans swept all three statewide races and won back control of the House of Delegates in an upset. Primary elections were held on June 8,2021. It was the first state gubernatorial and legislative election to be held since the passage of several voting rights bills into law by the Democratic trifecta in the 161st Virginia General Assembly,including expansions of early voting,designation of Election Day as a paid state holiday,legalization of automatic and same-day voter registration,the Voting Rights Act of Virginia,and repeal of Voter ID laws.
The 2025 Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 4,2025,to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is eligible to run for re-election.
On the night of November 13,2022,a mass shooting took place at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville,Virginia,in which three people were killed and two others were injured. Four of the victims,including the three who died,were members of the UVA football team. The suspect,22-year-old Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.,was later taken into custody and charged with three counts of second-degree murder,as well as three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony.
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- ↑ "Tom Jones". The Virginia Bulletin. 11 (9). Life Insurance Company of Virginia: 4. 1 January 1936.
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