Samuel Houston Jones (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was the 46th Governor of Louisiana for the term from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned Earl Kemp Long in the 1940 Democratic runoff primary election. Eight years later, Long then in a reversal of 1940 defeated Jones in the 1948 party primary.
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15 July 1897 Merryville, Louisiana
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Died |
8 February 1978 (aged 80) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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