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Jr. (Charles Colcock) Charles C. Jones
1831–1893
Best known as one of nineteenth-century Georgia’s leading historians, this Savannah-born writer also practiced law, served in public office, and built a lasting reputation through books on Southern and colonial history.
2 Audiobooks
The dead towns of Georgia
by Jr. (Charles Colcock) Charles C. Jones
Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular
by Jr. (Charles Colcock) Charles C. Jones
About the author
Born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 28, 1831, he was the son of Presbyterian minister Charles Colcock Jones. He studied at Princeton, earned a law degree from Harvard, and went on to work as a lawyer, public figure, and writer. He also served as mayor of Savannah from 1860 to 1861.
Jones is remembered above all for his historical writing. The New Georgia Encyclopedia describes him as the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century, and his work helped preserve records and stories from Georgia’s colonial and early national past. His books include The History of Georgia, Memorial History of Augusta, Georgia, and studies of Native history and antiquities in the Southern United States.
He died on July 19, 1893. For readers interested in Southern history, his work offers a window into how the nineteenth century understood Georgia’s past, while also showing the breadth of his interests as a collector, researcher, and author.