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'''Sam Houston Jones''' (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[lawyer]] who served as the 46th [[governor]] of his native [[Louisiana]] for the single term from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned [[Earl Long]] in the 1940 runoff election. Eight years later, Long in a reversal of 1940 soundly defeated Jones in the 1948 party primary, as both sought to return to the governorship then filled by the first term of the Democrat [[Jimmie Davis]].
'''Sam Houston Jones''' (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[lawyer]] who served as the 46th [[governor]] of his native [[Louisiana]] for the single term from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned [[Earl Long]] in the 1940 runoff election. Eight years later, Long in a reversal of 1940 soundly defeated Jones in the 1948 party primary, as both sought to return to the governorship then filled by the first term of the Democrat [[Jimmie Davis]].
In his later years, Jones often endorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nominees. His son, Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones (born May 9, 1939), a Lake Charles stockbroker, served in both houses of the state legislature from 1968 to 1976. He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in the first ever nonpartisan blanket primary against Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. Bob Jones later became a Republican but did not seek office under the GOP banner.
In his later years, Jones often endorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nominees. His son, Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones (born May 9, 1939), a Lake Charles stockbroker, served in both houses of the state legislature from 1968 to 1976. He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in the first ever nonpartisan blanket primary against Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. Bob Jones later became a Republican but did not seek office under the GOP banner.
Jones' stepson, William Edward "Bill" Boyer, was the [[mayor]] of Lake Charles from 1973 to 1981.
Jones' stepson, William Edwin "Bill" Boyer (c. 1931-1997), was the [[mayor]] of Lake Charles from 1973 to 1981.
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