Walter B. Jones Sr.
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's1st district
In office February 5, 1966 – September 15, 1992
Preceded by	Herbert C. Bonner
Succeeded by	Eva Clayton
Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the 6th district
In office 1965–1966
Succeeded by	Albert J. Ellis
Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives fromPitt County
In office 1955–1959
Preceded by	Frank M. Kilpatrick
Succeeded by	Clifton Everett
Personal details
Born	Walter Beaman Jones (1913-08-19)August 19, 1913 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1992(1992-09-15) (aged 79) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Children	IncludeWalter Jr.
Alma mater	North Carolina State University

Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an AmericanDemocraticpolitician from the state ofNorth Carolina who served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes inNorfolk, Virginia, in 1992.

Jones was born inFayetteville, North Carolina, and attended Elise Academy, in Hemp, North Carolina. He received aBachelor of Science in 1934 fromNorth Carolina State University inRaleigh.

Jones became abusinessman. Soon after graduation he married and started a family.

After getting established in local life, Jones was elected asmayor ofFarmville from 1949 to 1953. He was elected to theNorth Carolina General Assembly from 1955 to 1959, and to the North Carolina State Senate in 1965.

Jones was elected as aDemocrat to the89th United States Congress byspecial election^[1] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of RepresentativeHerbert C. Bonner. He was reelected to the90th,91st,92nd,93rd,94th,95th,96th,97th,98th,99th,100th,101st, and102nd United States Congresses, serving from February 5, 1966 to September 15, 1992. He was the chairman of theCommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries from the 97th through 102nd Congresses.

He died inNorfolk, Virginia.^[2] His sonWalter B. Jones Jr. served as aRepublican congressman in North Carolina from 1995 to 2019.Walter Sr. is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery inFarmville, North Carolina.^[2]

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