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Samuel Houston Jones (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was an American lawyer and 46th Governor of Louisiana for the term from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned Earl Kemp Long in the 1940 Democratic runoff primary election.
Died: February 8, 1978 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Sam Jones broke the 12-year hold on the Governor's office enjoyed by the Long faction in Louisiana politics. Following the "Louisiana Scandals" of 1939 which focused voters' attention on the corruption of Long's followers, Jones won the gubernatorial election of 1940 defeating Earl Long.
Sam H. Jones Sr. Civic leader. (Mar. 3, 1928-Mar. 26, 2006). Sam Jones was born in Heidelberg, Mississippi, the son of Henry and Sallie Belle Jones. He graduated from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1950. He earned his MA in Sociology in 1954 and MSW in Social Work in 1956 both from Atlanta University.
Louisiana. Gov. Sam Houston Jones. Terms May 14, 1940 - May 9, 1944. Party Democratic. Born July 15, 1987. Passed February 8, 1978. Birth State Louisiana. School Louisiana State University. Family Married Louise Gambrell Boyer; two children. Military Service Army. About. SAM H. JONES was born in Merryville, Louisiana on July 15, 1897.
Samuel Houston Jones (15 julio 1897 a 8 febrero 1978) fue el gobernador número 46 de la Luisiana por el término de 1940 a 1944. Derrotó a la reconocida Earl Kemp largo en el 1940 Democrática segunda vuelta de elecciones primarias . Ocho años después, Long entonces, en una reversión de 1940, derrotó a Jones en las primarias del partido de 1948.
Photo credit: Indianapolis Urban League. Sam Jones was born in 1928 in Heidelberg, Mississippi. In 1950, he graduated from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, then continued his education, earning an MA in Sociology in 1954 and an MSW in 1956, both from Atlanta University.
Elected governor of Louisiana in 1940, Sam Jones broke the Long faction’s twelve-year hold on the office. Campaigning as reform candidate in the aftermath of the Scandals of 1939, a series of corruption investigations in the state, Jones promised—and seemingly delivered—an honest administration.
