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- ↑ "City-Council". The City Gazette and Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. September 21, 1790. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas Jones (1742-1826)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas Jones". Halsey Map Project. Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
| Preceded by Rawlins Lowndes | Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1789–1790 | Succeeded by Arnoldus Vanderhorst |