Alfred D. Jones

Alfred D. Jones
8th Speaker of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives
In office
December 2, 1861  January 10, 1862
Preceded byHenry W. DePuy
Succeeded byGeorge B. Lake
Personal details
Born(1814-01-13)January 13, 1814
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 30, 1902(1902-08-30) (aged 88)
Omaha, Nebraska
Spouse
Sophronia Reeves
(m. 1847)
OccupationLawyer, surveyor, politician
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Alfred D. Jones (January 13, 1814 – August 30, 1902) was a late 19th-century lawyer, surveyor and politician in the Midwestern United States. In 1846 he platted Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and in 1854 he platted Omaha, Nebraska. He became the first settler in Omaha, as well as the first postmaster, a member of the first Omaha City Council and the first Omaha School Board, and was among the first legislators of the Nebraska Territory.