Edmund Jones

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.

Early life and education Jones was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 15, 1918. His family moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1930.

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

Career Jones practiced law in the Delaware County firm that his grandfather established in 1876.

In 1985, Jones was elected to the Swarthmore Borough Authority. He served from 1985 to 1989 and as the chair of the authority in 1989. Jones was elected to the Delaware County Council and served from 1987 to 1988. He served as the chair of the Delaware County Planning Commission from 1988 to 1989. He served as a board member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority from 1989 to 1996. and died in September 2019 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.