Asahel Wellington Jones (September 18, 1838 – October 9, 1918) was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1896 to 1900.Jones was born September 18, 1838 at Johnstonsville, Trumbull County, Ohio, son of William P. Jones, born in Trumbull County, and Mary J. Bond, born in New York. He was raised on a farm and educated in the public schools. He attended Western Reserve Academy. He read law in Warren, and was admitted to the bar 1859.