Jesse H. Jones
Former United States Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Holman Jones was an American Democratic politician and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. Jones managed a Tennessee tobacco factory at age fourteen, and at nineteen, he was put in charge of his uncle's lumberyards. Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1874, Robertson County, TN
Died: June 1, 1956 (age 82 years), Houston, TX
Organization founded: Houston Endowment Inc.
Spouse: Mary Gibbs Jones (m. 1920–1956)
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: United States Secretary of Commerce (1940–1945)
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