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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriPaul Caruthers JONES
(1901-1981)
JONES, Paul Caruthers, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo.,
March 12, 1901; attended the Kennett, Mo., public schools; was
graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia with B.J.
degree, 1923; member of the city council, 1931-1933, and mayor of
Kennett, 1933-1935; member and president of board of education,
1934-1946; served in the State house of representatives 1935-1937;
member of the State senate 1937-1944; copublisher of the Dunklin
Democrat from 1923 until February 1953; general manager of a radio
station from 1947 until October 1966; chairman of the Missouri
Highway Commission from August 1945 to May 1948; appointed by
Governor in December 1940 to organize Sixth Missouri Infantry,
Missouri State Guard and was commanding officer (colonel) of that
voluntary regiment until June 1946; elected as a Democrat to the
Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by death of Orville
Zimmerman and at same time was elected to the Eighty-first
Congress; reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses and served
from November 2, 1948, to January 3, 1969; was not a candidate for
reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress; resided in
Kennett, Mo. where he died February 10, 1981, interment in Oak
Ridge Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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