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Sam H. Jones

46th Governor of Louisiana (1897-1978)
Person Human Q433644

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 15, 1897
Date of death
February 8, 1978
Place of birth
Merryville
Place of death
Lake Charles
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
lawyer, politician, governor
Position held
Governor of Louisiana[10]
Educated at
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center[11][12]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Jones[16]
Given name
Sam[17]
Military branch
United States Army[15]
Place of burial
Louisiana[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sam H. Jones en Samuel Houston Jones ar سام إتش. جونز de Sam Houston Jones fa سام اچ. جونز he סאם ג'ונס ru Сэм Джонс sv Sam Houston Jones zh 萨姆·H·琼斯
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000065422213
VIAF cluster ID
91179132
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009112424
GND ID
117333436X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sam H. Jones portrait.jpg ↗
FAST ID
1933865
Find a Grave memorial ID
7429718
Freebase ID
/m/0b3lmk
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Political Graveyard politician ID
jones8.html#629.14.42
SNAC ARK ID
w6h42sc2
WikiTree person ID
Jones-35357
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpyvDBmyQ4CDyhFwXWdQq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Louisiana State University
Family name 1
Jones
Given name 1
Sam
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
Place of birth 1
Merryville
Place of burial 1
Louisiana
Place of death 1
Lake Charles
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Sam H. Jones was born on July 15, 1897[1], in Merryville[2]. He died on February 8, 1978[3], in Lake Charles[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], and governor[7].

FAQs

Where was Sam H. Jones born?

Sam H. Jones was born in Merryville[2].

Where did Sam H. Jones die?

Sam H. Jones passed away in Lake Charles[4].

What did Sam H. Jones do for work?

Sam H. Jones worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], and governor[7].

Where did Sam H. Jones go to school?

Sam H. Jones was educated at Louisiana State University[11] and Paul M. Hebert Law Center[12].

Related Entities

lawyer Louisiana United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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