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Edmund Jones

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Edmund Jones
Jones pictured at Swarthmore, c. 1939
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 161st district
In office
May 18, 1971 – November 30, 1974
Preceded byEdward Mifflin
Succeeded byPeter O'Keefe
Personal details
Born(1918-04-15)April 15, 1918
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 2019(2019-09-14) (aged 101)
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSwarthmore College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (LLD)
Occupationlawyer

Edmund Jones (April 15, 1918 – September 14, 2019) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161 from 1971 to 1974.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Jones was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 15, 1918.[3] His family moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1930.[4]

He graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1935. He subsequently obtained a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1939 and a LL.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942.

He then served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II[1] in a heavy automotive maintenance company. He was assigned to the war crimes branch in Wiesbaden, Germany.[5]

After the war, Jones assisted with the Nuremberg War Trials, taking depositions from war crimes witnesses.[6]

Career

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Jones practiced law in the Delaware County firm that his grandfather established in 1876.[6]

From 1966 to 1971, Jones served as mayor of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.[1] Jones was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on May 18, 1971 to serve the remainder of the 1971 term after the death of Edward Mifflin in office. He was reelected in 1972 but lost reelection in 1974 to Peter O'Keefe.[7]

In 1985, Jones was elected to the Swarthmore Borough Authority. He served from 1985 to 1989 and as the chair of the authority in 1989. Jones was elected to the Delaware County Council and served from 1987 to 1988. He served as the chair of the Delaware County Planning Commission from 1988 to 1989. He served as a board member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority from 1989 to 1996.[1]

Personal life

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In 1941, Jones was married to Adalyn and together they had three daughters and a son.[5]

Jones was a member of the Rotarians for over 70 years, having joined the Chester Rotary Club in 1945.

Jones turned 100 in April 2018[5] and died in September 2019 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Edmund Jones". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members J". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1971). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 100. Department of General Services. ISSN 0275-8814. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  4. ^ Whitaker-Shimko, Barbara. "Seventy Years a Swarthmore Rotarian, Ed Jones Welcomes Club's Newest Member". www.swarthmorean.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Ed Jones's First Hundred Years, Mostly in Swarthmore". www.swarthmorean.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b Otto, Frank. "Seven decades of wedded bliss". www.delcotimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1971-1972" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  8. ^ Edmund Jones 1918 – 2019
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 161st district
1971–1974 		Succeeded by
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