Jones, Howard Palfrey 1899-1973

Howard Palfrey Jones had an active political career, serving as an officer in the National Municipal League, director of the New York State Commission on Revision of Tax Laws, and head of the New York State Civil Service Commission. He was an officer in the U.S. Foreign Service where he served as ambassador to Indonesia. He was also a professor of journalism at the University of Michigan and New York University and author of the book Indonesia: The Possible Dream.

From the description of Howard Palfrey Jones papers, 1917-1973. (University at Albany). WorldCat record id: 7880148

Director, Berlin Element for United States High Commissioner for Germany, 1950-1951; chief of mission, United States Economic Aid Mission to Indonesia, 1954-1955; deputy assistant secretary of state for the Far East, 1955-1958; ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-1965.

From the description of Howard Palfrey Jones papers, 1930-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870042

Biographical Note

• 1899 January: Born, Chicago, Illinois
• 1921: B.Litt., Columbia University, New York
• 1923 - 1925 : Manager and Editor, Evansville, Indiana Press
• 1925 - 1927 : Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1927 - 1929 : Editor-in-Chief, Nellis Newspaper Chain, Mt. Clemens, Michigan
• 1931 - 1939 : Editor, National Municipal Review, New York
• 1931 - 1938 : Executive Director, National Municipal League, New York
• 1934 - 1938 : Director of Research, New York State Commission on Revision of Tax Laws, New York
• 1933 - 1939 : Lecturer, Professor, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York
• 1934 - 1935 : Lecturer, Graduate School, New York University, New York Lecturer, New York Institute of Banking, New York
• 1938 - 1942 : Civil Service Commissioner, New York State
• 1943: Deputy Comptroller, New York State
• 1943 - 1947 : Major to Colonel, General Staff Corps, U.S. Army
• 1950 - 1951 : Director, Berlin Element, U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, Berlin
• 1951 - 1954 : Counsellor of Embassy and Chargé d'Affaires of American Embassy, Taipeh, Taiwan
• 1954 - 1955 : Chief of Mission, U.S. Economic Aid Mission to Indonesia
• 1955 - 1958 : Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Far East
• 1958 - 1965 : United States Ambassador to Indonesia
• 1965 - 1968 : Chancellor, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
• 1968 - 1973 : Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford, California
• 1969 - 1972 : Trustee, Christian Science Publishing Society, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1971: Author, Indonesia: The Possible Dream
• 1973 September: Died, Atherton, California

From the guide to the Howard Palfrey Jones papers, 1930-1973, (Hoover Institution Archives)