Lawrence C. Jones

Lawrence C. Jones (August 10, 1893 – July 9, 1972) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served for 10 years as Vermont Attorney General.

Biography Lawrence Clark Jones was born in Rutland, Vermont on August 10, 1893, the son of Joseph C. and Alice L. Jones. He graduated from Rutland High School and attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 1912 to 1915. He was reelected four times, and served from 1931 to 1941.

In 1942, Jones was appointed chief attorney for the federal Office of Price Administration in Vermont. In 1945, Jones was appointed Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Mortimer R. Proctor.

Jones died in Rutland on July 9, 1972. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.

Family In 1917, Jones married Helen Russell, who died in 1920. In 1922, he married Rena Clare Fay; they divorced in 1936. In 1937, he married Clara Manville (Hitchcock) Fitzpatrick. He was the stepfather of her daughter Joanne and son John.