Paul C. Jones

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Paul Caruthers Jones (born March 12, 1901 in Kennett , Missouri , †  February 10, 1981 there ) was an American politician . Between 1948 and 1969 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Paul Jones attended the public schools of his home country and then studied journalism at the University of Missouri at Columbia until 1923 . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1931 to 1933 he was a member of the Kennett Parish Council; from 1933 to 1935 he was mayor of this place. He was also chairman of the local education committee between 1934 and 1946. Jones was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937 before serving on the State Senate from 1937 to 1944 . From 1923 to 1953 he was co-editor of the newspaper "Dunklin Democrat". During the Second World War , as Colonel in the Missouri National Guard, he commanded a unit he had set up himself.

After the war, in addition to his journalistic activities between 1945 and 1948, Jones also headed the Missouri State Highway Committee. From 1947 to 1966, also during his time as a congressman, he was managing director of a radio company in his hometown of Kennett. After Orville Zimmerman's death , Jones was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due by-election for the tenth seat of Missouri , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1948. After ten re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1969 . The Korean War and the beginning of the Vietnam War as well as the civil rights movement took place during this period . In addition, the 22nd , 23rd , 24th and 25th amendments to the Constitution were ratified.

In 1968, Paul Jones renounced another congressional candidacy. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he retired. He died on February 10, 1981 in his native Kennett, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • Paul C. Jones in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Paul C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Paul Caruthers (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Kennett , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1981
Place of death Kennett , Missouri