James B. Jones

James Brooks Jones (September 24, 1886 – August 9, 1947), nicknamed "Jawbone", was an American politician from the US state of New Mexico. He served as the 13th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from January 1, 1943, to January 1, 1947.

Early life Jones was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, on September 23, 1886. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1912 and rose to the rank of corporal. He then served in the United States Army from April 1917 to April 1919 in the infantry and became a first lieutenant. He fought with the Army in World War I. After the war, he settled in Raton, New Mexico. and won the nomination, defeating A. K. Montgomery and two other candidates in September. He then won the general election. Jones served two terms as lieutenant governor to Governor John J. Dempsey.

Jones ran for a seat from in the United States House of Representatives in the 1946 elections. He lost the race. His other son, James Jr., was taken prisoner during World War II.

Falling ill after losing the 1946 election, Jones moved to Hot Springs. He died on August 9, 1947, at the Methodist Sanitarium in Albuquerque. He was buried in the Santa Fe National Cemetery.