Robert Taylor Jones

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Robert Taylor Jones

In office
1939 – 1941
Preceded by Rawghlie C. Stanford
Succeeded by Sidney P. Osborn

Born February 8, 1884(1884-02-08)
Phoenix, Arizona
Died June 11, 1958 (aged 74)
Political party Democratic

Robert Taylor Jones (February 8, 1884June 11, 1958) was the 10th governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served from 1939 to 1941. Born in Rutledge, Tennessee, he was a civil engineer and participated in the construction of the Panama Canal. He owned pharmacies in Phoenix and Tucson. He also owned the Jones Western Store in Phoenix and a cattle ranch near Chandler. Jones died in 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in Phoenix.

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Preceded by
Rawghlie C. Stanford
Governor of Arizona
1939–1941
Succeeded by
Sidney Preston Osborn
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