William Moseley Jones

William Moseley Jones
46th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office January 1937 – January 1939
Preceded by	Edward Craig
Succeeded by	Paul Peek
Constituency	Montebello, California
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1905 Portsmouth, Ohio
Died	March 24, 1988(1988-03-24) (aged 82) Newport Beach, California
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney, Legislator, Banking Executive

William Moseley Jones (1905–1988) was a Democratic attorney from Montebello, California who served several terms in the California State Assembly, including one term as Speaker.

Biography

William Moseley Jones was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Occidental College and received a law degree from the University of Southern California in 1927. After practicing law in Los Angeles for five years, Jones was elected to represent the 51st Assembly District (Montebello) in 1932. In the 1936 elections, California Democrats gained their first Assembly majority in the 20th Century and elected Jones as Speaker for the 1937 session.

Jones was a Mason, Redmen, Elk, and was President of the Belvedere Gardens Lions Club in the 1930s.

In 1944, Jones helped organize a savings and loan that, in 1953, became Pacific Savings and Loan. Jones served as President of Pacific Savings and Loan for many years thereafter. In 1969, Jones was elected President of the California Savings and Loan League.

Jones died at age 82 on March 24, 1988 and is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach, California.

External links

• [1] California Assembly web page
• [2] UC Regents historical biographies

References

Political offices
Preceded by Edward Craig	Speaker of the California State Assembly January 1937–November 1938	Succeeded by Paul Peek