Jesse H. Jones
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Jesse H. Jones was an influential American businessman, politician, and philanthropist who played a major role in U.S. economic policy during the New Deal era.
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human → philanthropist → politician → |
| appointedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| burialPlace |
Forest Park Cemetery, Houston
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| business |
banking
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construction → lumber industry → publishing → real estate development → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1874-04-05
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| dateOfDeath |
1956-06-01
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| educatedAt |
local schools in Texas
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| era |
New Deal era
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| familyName |
Jones
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| founded |
Houston Endowment Inc.
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| givenName |
Jesse
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| hasHonor |
Jesse H. Jones Building at the Library of Congress
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Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business → Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts → |
| knownFor |
influence on Houston’s development
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leadership of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation → role in New Deal economic policy → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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| movedTo |
Houston, Texas
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| notableWork |
Reconstruction Finance Corporation leadership
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| occupation |
businessperson
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philanthropist → politician → publisher → |
| owned |
Houston Chronicle
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| participatedIn |
New Deal
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World War II-era U.S. economic mobilization → |
| philanthropy |
support for civic projects in Houston
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support for education in Houston → support for medical institutions in Houston → |
| placeOfBirth |
Robertson County, Tennessee
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| placeOfDeath |
Houston, Texas
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Federal Loan Administrator of the United States → United States Secretary of Commerce → |
| religion |
Baptist
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| residence |
Houston, Texas
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Mary Gibbs Jones
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| workLocation |
Houston, Texas
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Washington, D.C. → |
Referenced by (5)
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Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
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Jesse H. Jones High School → Jones Graduate School of Business → |
namedAfter |
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Jesse H. Jones High School
("businessman and politician Jesse H. Jones")
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namedForOccupation |
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Glenwood Cemetery
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notableBurial |