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


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