Orlando Jones (politician)
Orlando Jones | |
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| Member of the House of Burgesses from King William County | |
| In office 1714 | |
| In office 1715 | |
| In office 1718 | |
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| Born | 31 December 1681 (O.S.) |
| Died | 12 June 1719 (aged 37) Queen's Creek, Colony of Virginia |
| Resting place | Bruton Parish Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
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Orlando Jones (31 December 1681 – 12 June 1719 O.S.) was a planter and politician who served in the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia. He was the son of Rowland Jones, the first minister of Bruton Parish. Jones was educated at the College of William & Mary's grammar school in Middle Plantation. There, he likely played a role in the 1699 May Day orations that led to the colonial capital being moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, which became Williamsburg. He represented King William County in the House of Burgesses in 1714, 1715, and 1718. He was the maternal grandfather of Martha Washington. His house in Williamsburg was reconstructed in the 1940s by Colonial Williamsburg.