William F. Jones (March 30, 1813 - October 27, 1890) was a Republican politician and both the fourth and sixth mayor of Muncie, Indiana. He also was a state representative, a member of the Muncie City Council, and the Muncie School Board. He is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery.

William F. Jones
In office
1877–1879
4th Mayor of Muncie, Indiana
Preceded byMarcus C. Smith
Succeeded byCharles W. Kilgore
6th Mayor of Muncie, Indiana
In office
1881–1883
Preceded byCharles W. Kilgore
Succeeded byFrank Ellis
Personal details
Born(1813-03-30)March 30, 1813
Duchess County, New York, United States
DiedOctober 27, 1890 (aged 77)
Muncie, Indiana, United States
ChildrenAlice A. (Jones) Medsker
Occupationrailroad official

He was a resident of Ohio from 1832 to 1842 and Hartford City from 1842 to 1852.[1]

His papers are at the Indiana State Library.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Muncie mayors: Profiles of every one, from Brady to Tyler".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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