Sam H. Jones
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 45 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 15,1897 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Merryville |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 8,1978 |
| Died | Lake Charles |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Previous office | Governor of Louisiana (1940–1944) |
| Children | Robert G. Jones |
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| ID | 1730227 |
Sam H. Jones Life story
Samuel Houston Jones 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.
