John Carleton Jones
President of the University of Missouri
About John Carleton Jones
Lived 1856 – 1930 (aged 73).
John Carleton Jones (July 30, 1856 – April 22, 1930) was an American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri; in recognition, he was initiated as an honorary member of Acacia Fraternity. Though he held the post for only three years he was important in the construction of the Memorial Union (University of Missouri) and Faurot Field. Jones Hall is named in his honor. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery.
His son was Lloyd E. Jones, a United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 10th Mountain Division and retired as a major general.
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Who was John Carleton Jones?
President of the University of Missouri (1856-1930)
When was John Carleton Jones born?
John Carleton Jones was born on 30 July 1856.
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John Carleton Jones died on 22 April 1930.
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