Edward Jones (statistician)
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Edward Davis Jones (October 7, 1856 – February 16, 1920)[1] was an American statistician and journalist.[2] Jones is best known as the "Jones" in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and as a co-founder of The Wall Street Journal.
Early life
Jones was born on October 7, 1856, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jones' parents, Reverend John Jones and Clarissa (Template:Nee) Jones, were of Welsh descent.[3] Jones graduated from Worcester Academy and attended Brown University before dropping out in his junior year.[4][5] After leaving Brown, Jones worked as a reporter for the Providence Morning Star and Evening Press, where he met Charles Dow.
Dow Jones
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Jones had met Dow while both had worked as fellow reporters in Providence, Rhode Island.[9] he died in New York in 1920 age 63
References
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- ↑ Brown Alumni Monthly, Vol. XX, March 1920. Retrieved 10 February 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 March 2020
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