Dorothy Swanda Jones
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October 29, 1929
Dorothy Swanda Jones | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | |
| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Edna DeVries |
| Succeeded by | Ernie Brannon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorothy Ann Swanda October 29, 1929 |
| Died | January 30, 1993 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, politician |
Dorothy Swanda Jones (October 29, 1929 – January 30, 1993) was an Alaskan politician in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. After her death, the Mat-Su Borough Administrative Headquarters building, located in Palmer, Alaska, was renamed in her honor as the Dorothy Swanda Jones Building in 1994.
Jones was born Dorothy Ann Swanda in Pine City, Minnesota on October 29, 1929. In 1935, she moved to Palmer, Alaska with her parents and brother. They were one of 203 farm families, including 66 from Minnesota, relocated to Palmer as part of the New Deal-era Matanuska Valley Colony project. Before Dorothy relocated to Anchorage with her family, she attended the Matanuska Colony Central School. In Anchorage, Jones attended and graduated from Anchorage High School. Following high school she attended business college in California before returning to Anchorage.[1]
