▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Czech ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁botan ists ▁Category : C zech ▁botan ists ▁Category : S cient ists ▁from ▁Prag ue ▁Category : C zech ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Re e ves ▁Jones ▁Daniel ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Cong r essional ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Hal if ax , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁priv ately ▁at ▁home . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁After ▁studying ▁law , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁house ▁of ▁comm ons , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 2 – 3 4 . ▁Daniel ▁was ▁elected ▁att orney ▁general ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁The ▁popular ▁politician ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - se vent h ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁five ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ), ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee