William Moseley Jones (1905–1988) was a Democratic attorney from Montebello, California, who served several terms in the California State Assembly, including one term as speaker.
Biography
William Moseley Jones was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Occidental College and received a law degree from the University of Southern California in 1927.Bio info from California Blue Book 1938, Office of State Printing, Sacramento, Ca. p. 56. After practicing law in Los Angeles for five years, Jones was elected to represent the 51st Assembly District (Montebello) in 1932.District renumbered 58th District in 2001 reapportionment. In 1934, Jones was an "EPIC Democrat" and was their choice for Speaker of the Assembly. In the 1936 elections, California Democrats gained their first Assembly majority in the 20th century and elected Jones as Speaker for the 1937 session.
Jones was a Mason, Redmen, Elk, and was President of the Belvedere Gardens Lions Club in the 1930s.
In 1944, Jones helped organize a savings and loan that, in 1953, became Pacific Savings and Loan.California Financial Journal, "Profiles in Finance," March 1970, page 18. Jones served as President of Pacific Savings and Loan for many years thereafter. In 1969, Jones was elected President of the California Savings and Loan League.LA Times, March 25, 1988, obituary.
Jones died at age 82 on March 24, 1988, and is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach, California.
References
External links California Assembly web page UC Regents historical biographies Join California William Moseley Jones