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Peter K. Jones

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Peter K. Jones (c. 1834 – December 6, 1895) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Greensville County from 1869 to 1877. He was one of the first African-Americans to serve in Virginia's government.

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