Moze Hunt Jones

Moze Hunt Jones was a Democratic member of the Mississippi [House of Representatives], representing Franklin County, from 1908 to his death.

Biography

Moze Hunt Jones was born on February 21, 1883, in [Little Springs, Mississippi|Little Springs, Franklin County, Mississippi]. He was the son of William Franklin Jones and Iveanore Jones. Jones attended the public schools of Little Springs. He graduated from Mississippi College with a B. S. degree in 1902. He earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1903, and practiced law thereinafter. Other than being a lawyer, he also was a planter and owned and took care of a plantation. He was elected to the Mississippi [House of Representatives], representing Franklin County as a Democrat, in November 1907. He was re-elected in 1911. However, he died on May 21, 1914, before his term ended.