Robert Taylor Jones
Robert Taylor Jones | |
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| 6th Governor of Arizona | |
| In office January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Rawghlie C. Stanford |
| Succeeded by | Sidney P. Osborn |
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| Born | February 8, 1884 Rutledge, Tennessee |
| Died | June 11, 1958 (aged 74) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert Taylor Jones (February 8, 1884 – June 11, 1958) was the sixth Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served from 1939 to 1941. Born in Rutledge, Tennessee, he was a civil engineer and participated in the construction of the Panama Canal. He owned pharmacies in Phoenix and Tucson. He also owned the Jones Western Store in Phoenix and a cattle ranch near Chandler. Jones died in 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona, and is buried in Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery in Phoenix.
References
- "Arizona Governor Robert Taylor Jones". Former Governors' Bios. National Governors Association. May 3, 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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