Английская Википедия:Dick Jones (Wyoming politician)
Richard R. Jones (September 5, 1910 – August 20, 2008) was an American politician.[1] He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate.[2][3]
Born in Montana, the son of Elsa and Alfred Jones,[2] Jones was of Swedish descent.[2] He attended at the Huntley Project High School, where he graduated in 1928.[2]
After working for rail transport, Jones established his own trucking company, later called Dick Jones Trucking.[2] He served as the mayor of Powell, Wyoming and had also served as a member of the Powell City Council.[2] In 1955, Jones was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives.[3] In 1957, he left office and had served as a member of the Wyoming Senate, as President in 1967 and 1968.[2] In 1973, Jones resigned from his office of the Wyoming Senate,[3] in which he had decided to serve as a candidate as the Governor of Wyoming.[2] While in the election, he was charged in Sheridan, Wyoming,[4] in which he became unsuccessful after losing against Edgar Herschler in the gubernatorial election.[5]
Jones died in August 2008 from complications of surgery at the Powell Hospital in Powell, Wyoming, at the age of 97.[2]
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