Preceded by Rawghlie C. Stanford Name Robert Jones Succeeded by Sidney Preston Osborn | Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party Resigned January 6, 1941 | |
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Born February 8, 1884
Rutledge, Tennessee ( 1884-02-08 ) Role Former Governor of Arizona Died June 11, 1958, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Previous office Governor of Arizona (1939–1941) | ||
Robert Taylor Jones (February 8, 1884 – June 11, 1958) was the sixth 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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