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San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

26 Nov 1916

Page 7

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San Antonio Light

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San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1916

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7

Captain Randall Jones Nation Builder of Early Texas

Captain Randall Jones, born August 19, 1786 in Georgia, rose from private to captain in the 1812 war. He fought Creeks, declined Toledo’s Mexican army, traded with the Comanche, met Lafitte, and served with General Long before returning to Texas with his brother to join Austin’s colonists.

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A. J. Lowell Randall Jones Fort Bend County Columbia County Georgia Wilkinson County Mississippi England Volunteer Army East Bank of the Alabama Jones Fort Madison Captain Jones Sabine River Gaine Toledo Medina Spain Sabine Lafitte Galveston Island Africa Louisiana General Long James Long Nacogdoches Mexico Mrs. Long Calvitt Red River Galveston Brazos Brazos River Navasota Perez Trinity James Texas Austin
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Young Delaware Senator Josiah Wolcott Wins Nomination and Seat

Josiah O. Wolcott of Delaware secures the nomination and election to the United States Senate, becoming the youngest senator at 88, after defeating incumbent Henry A. Dupont and others. The piece also recounts early Texas colonist Captain Jones and his roles in frontier conflicts, cattle trade, and Civil War service, including ties to Fort Bend and Brazos regions.

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United States Josiah O. Wolcott Delaware Wolcott Henry A. Dupont
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