Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956

Builder, financier, statesman, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle.

From the description of Jones, Jesse Holman, papers, 1880-1965. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23285513

U.S. secretary of commerce and financier.

From the description of Papers of Jesse H. Jones, 1916-1960 (bulk 1926-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81653217

Biographical Note

• 1874, Apr. 5: Born, Robertson County, Tenn.
• 1902: Organized South Texas Lumber Co., Houston, Tex.
• 1909: Organized Texas Trust Co., Houston, Tex.
• 1917 - 1918 : Director, military relief, American Red Cross
• circa 1918 - 1956 : Publisher, Houston Chronicle
• 1920: Married Mary Gibbs
• 1932 - 1939 : Director, Reconstruction Finance Corp.
• 1933 - 1939 : Member, National Emergency Council
• 1936 - 1943 : Chairman, Executive Committee, Export-Import Bank, Washington, D.C.
• 1939: Appointed administrator, Federal Loan Agency
• 1940 - 1945 : Secretary of commerce
• 1941 - 1942 : Member, Supply Priorities and Allocation Board
• 1942 - 1945 : Member, War Production Board Member, Economic Stabilization Board Member, Economic Defense Board
• 1945: Returned to Houston, Tex. to publish Houston Chronicle
• 1956, June 1: Died, Houston, Tex.

From the guide to the Jesse H. Jones Papers, 1916-1960, (bulk 1926-1945), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)