Sam Houston Jones
| Sam H. Jones | |
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Sam H. Jones
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| 46th Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office May 14, 1940 – May 9, 1944 |
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| Lieutenant | Marc M. Mouton |
| Preceded by | Earl K. Long |
| Succeeded by | Jimmie Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 15, 1897 |
| Died |
February 8, 1978 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Prien Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Charles |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Gambrell Boyer |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
July 15, 1897
Merryville, Beauregard Parish
February 8, 1978 (aged 80)
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Sam Houston Jones (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was the 46th Governor of Louisiana from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned Earl Kemp Long in the 1940 Democratic primary. Long turned the tables on Jones and defeated him in the 1948 party primary.
Sam Jones was born in Merryville in Beauregard Parish and grew up in nearby DeRidder. He served in the United States Army during World War I. Much of his service was spent at nearby Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana. After the war, he studied law at Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He practiced law in DeRidder before moving in 1924 to Lake Charles, the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, where he practiced law and served as assistant district attorney for nine years. Jones was a delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1922 and an assistant district attorney in the 14th Judicial District from 1925 to 1934. Jones married the former Louise Gambrell Boyer (1902–1996), and they had two children, Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones and Carolyn Jelks Jones and he adopted Mrs. Boyer's children from her previous marriage, James G. Boyer and William E. Boyer. He also had a tabby (cat) named Katt.
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