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[[United States Army]] in [[World War I]]

[[United States Army]] in [[World War I]]

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|spouse= Louise Gambrell Boyer Jones

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William Edwin "Bill" Boyer

William Edwin "Bill" Boyer

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'''Sam Houston Jones''' (July 15, 1897 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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|Earl Kemp 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]].

Jones obtained his legal credentials from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was an assistant district attorney after he moved in 1924 from Merryville in Beauregard Parish to the larger [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish.

Jones obtained his legal credentials from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was an assistant district attorney after he moved in 1924 from Merryville in Beauregard Parish to the larger [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish.

Jones' stepson, William Edwin "Bill" Boyer (c. 1931-1997), 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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==References==

[[Category:Louisiana Governors]]

[[Category:Louisiana Governors]]

[[Category:Democratic Governors]]

[[Category:Democratic Governors]]

[[Category:Lawyers]]

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[[Category:Politicians]]

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