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   With only an eighth grade education and natural business acumen, Jesse Holman Jones set off for Houston, Texas in 1894 on a journey that would take him to the heights of wealth and power.

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   May 28, 2024 · Jesse H. Jones (born April 5, 1874, Robertson County, Tenn., U.S.—died June 1, 1956, Houston, Texas) was a U.S. banker, businessman, and public official, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) from 1933 to 1939.

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   During his lifetime, Jesse H. Jones was widely known as one of the most powerful leaders in the nation. To learn more check out the features below. EXPLORE: Our interactive timeline...

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   Jesse Holman Jones (April 5, 1874 – June 1, 1956) was an American Democratic politician and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. Jones managed a Tennessee tobacco factory at age fourteen, and at nineteen, he was put in charge of his uncle's lumberyards.

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   Sep 30, 2023 · Jesse Jones is an artist based in Ireland. Her practice is multi-platform, working in film installation, performance and sculpture. Using a form of expanded cinema she explores magical counter-narratives to the state, drawn from suppressed archetypes and myth.

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   Regarded as the most powerful person in the nation during this era, second only to President Roosevelt, Jesse H. Jones cemented his reputation as an innovative leader, using his talents for the advancement of the American people.

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   • The Story of Jesse H. Jones: Jesse Jones During his lifetime, Jesse H. Jones was widely known as one of the most powerful leaders in the nation. To learn more check out the features below. EXPLORE: Our interactive timeline brings to life the key events that shaped Jesse Jones and the nation.

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   Who was Jesse Holman Jones?

   • Jesse H. Jones With only an eighth grade education and natural business acumen, Jesse Holman Jones set off for Houston, Texas in 1894 on a journey that would take him to the heights of wealth and power. Jones made his mark in real estate and banking, and transformed the city of Houston into a hub of international commerce for the South.

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   Why did Jesse Jones move to Texas?

   • He moved to Dallas, Texas at the age of 19 to manage his uncle M.T. Jones' lumberyards. After his uncle's death in 1898, he went to Houston to manage his estate. Soon, Jesse Jones started his own lumber business, the South Texas Lumber Company, purchased his own lumberyard and quickly expanded it to 65 across the region.

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   What did Jesse and Mary Jones do after leaving Washington?

   • After leaving Washington, Jesse and Mary Jones focused on philanthropy, working through the Houston Endowment, a non-profit corporation they founded in 1937. Though most of this giving was focused on Texas, some of it flowed to Tennessee and Massachusetts.

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   What did William Jones do for a living?

   • William Jones not only grew tobacco, but also traded the crop, and he also joined a partnership, Jones, Holman and Armstrong, which processed tobacco. William put Jesse in charge of one of the tobacco factories. He was responsible for receiving (or sometimes rejecting), classifying, warehousing, and shipping tobacco.

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   How much money did Jesse and Mary Jones give to charity?

   • Prior to 1937, Jesse and Mary Jones had given about $1 million to charitable causes. In 1937, they established the Houston Endowment to organize their philanthropic endeavors. Their Commerce Company was already established as a conglomeration of most of the family business interests.

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    Jesse H. Jones of Houston, Texas, was a man who supplied such leadership. Within a few years, many observers were calling Jones the second-most-powerful man in the nation after the President....