Walter B. Jones Jr.

For the former American football offensive tackle player, see Walter Jones (American football).
Walter Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1995 – February 10, 2019
Preceded byMartin Lancaster
Succeeded byGreg Murphy
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 31, 1983 – January 1993
Preceded bySam D. Bundy
Succeeded byCharles McLawhorn
Personal details
Born
Walter Beaman Jones Jr.

(1943-02-10)February 10, 1943
Farmville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 76)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1994)
Republican (1994–2019)
Spouse(s)Jo Anne Jones
Children1
EducationBarton College (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1967–1971
UnitNorth Carolina National Guard

Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (February 10, 1943 – February 10, 2019) was an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. He was a Republican.

Jones's father was Walter B. Jones Sr., a Democratic Party congressman from the neighboring 1st district.

Jones became well known for leading the effort to have french fries renamed "freedom fries" in House cafeteria menus as a protest against French opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1]

In July 2018, Jones began to miss votes due his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[2] In December 2018, he was given a leave of absence for the remainder of the session.[3] In January 2019, he broke his hip.[3]

On January 26, 2019, his wife said that he is under hospice care.[4][5] Jones Jr. died on his 76th birthday in Greenville, North Carolina from complications of the broken hip and ALS.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "House cafeterias change names for 'french' fries and 'french' toast". CNN. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Carolina says farewell to Congressman Jones". WITN.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ailing Rep. Walter Jones in rehab for a broken hip, will miss more votes Archived 2019-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Emily Kopp, in Roll Call; published January 17, 2019; retrieved January 17, 2019
  4. ↑ Rodrigo, Chris Mills (January 26, 2019). "North Carolina congressman Walter Jones in hospice, wife says". The Hill. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "FIRST ON WITN: Congressman Walter Jones in hospice". WITN-TV. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Walter Jones, who worked to atone for his Iraq war vote, is dead at 76". News Observer. February 10, 2019.

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