Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1939 – September 2, 1947 | |
Preceded by | Walter H. Albaugh |
Succeeded by | William Moore McCulloch |
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission | |
In office September 5, 1947 – September 19, 1952 | |
Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
Personal details | |
Born | Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law | June 25, 1907
Robert Franklin Jones (June 25, 1907 – June 22, 1968) was a
Biography
Robert F. Jones was born in
Jones was elected in 1938 as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses. Jones was against isolationism and campaigned in favor of helping Britain throughout 1940. In between July 25 of 1940 when France surrendered, and June 22 of 1941 when the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, Britain was effectively alone. During this time Jones, as well as his fellow Ohio congressmen Charles H. Elston and William E. Hess campaigned heavily in favor of giving Britain any aid we could. Jones explicitly advocated entering the war on the British side throughout this time period. He served until his resignation on September 2, 1947. His appointment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by President Harry S. Truman was confirmed by the Senate, and he served as FCC commissioner from September 5, 1947, until his resignation on September 19, 1952.[1]
Death
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and died in Olney, Maryland, on June 22, 1968. Interment in Lima Memorial Park Cemetery in Lima, Ohio.
References
- ^ "Commissioners from 1934 to Present". United States Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 8, 2009.