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Robert Taylor Jones
6th Governor of Arizona
In office
January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941
Preceded byRawghlie C. Stanford
Succeeded bySidney P. Osborn
Personal details
Born(1884-02-08)February 8, 1884
Rutledge, Tennessee
DiedJune 11, 1958(1958-06-11) (aged 74)
Phoenix, Arizona
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElon Marion Armstrong
ProfessionEngineer/Businessman

Robert Taylor "Bob" 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.

Named after Robert Love Taylor

References

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http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MNNNGtAgD4EC&dat=19580611&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Arizona
1939–1941
Succeeded by


Category:Governors of Arizona Category:1884 births Category:1958 deaths