Edmund Jones
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edmund Jones | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jones pictured at Swarthmore, c. 1939 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 161st district | |
| In office May 18, 1971 – November 30, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Mifflin |
| Succeeded by | Peter O'Keefe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1918 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 2019 (aged 101) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (LLD) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Edmund Jones (April 15, 1918 – September 14, 2019) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161 from 1971 to 1974.[1][2]
Jones was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 15, 1918.[3] His family moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1930.[4]
He graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1935. He subsequently obtained a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1939 and a LL.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942.
He then served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II[1] in a heavy automotive maintenance company. He was assigned to the war crimes branch in Wiesbaden, Germany.[5]
After the war, Jones assisted with the Nuremberg War Trials, taking depositions from war crimes witnesses.[6]