William Moseley Jones
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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
Seated (L-R): Ben Rosenthal, William Moseley Jones.
Standing: Claud Minard, John Evangelist Frazier.
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.[1] After practicing law in Los Angeles for five years, Jones was elected to represent the 51st Assembly District (Montebello) in 1932.[2] In 1934, Jones was an "EPIC Democrat" and was their choice for Speaker of the Assembly.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Jones died at age 82 on March 24, 1988, and is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach, California.[5]
References
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- ↑ Bio info from California Blue Book 1938, Office of State Printing, Sacramento, Ca. p. 56.
- ↑ District renumbered 58th District in 2001 reapportionment.
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- ↑ California Financial Journal, "Profiles in Finance," March 1970, page 18.
- ↑ a b LA Times, March 25, 1988, obituary.
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External links
- [1] California Assembly web page
- [2] UC Regents historical biographies
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