Sam H. Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sam H. Jones

46th Governor of Louisiana

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1897

Place of Birth: Merryville, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1978

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Samuel Houston Jones (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was the 46th Governor of Louisiana for the term from 1940 to 1944.
He defeated the renowned Earl Kemp Long in the 1940 Democratic runoff primary election.
Eight years later, Long then in a reversal of 1940 defeated Jones in the 1948 party primary.