Jerry N. Jones

Jerry Neil Jones (November 8, 1937 in Marshall, Missouri - April 4, 2011 Columbia, Missouri)[1] was a municipal government official from Sedalia, Missouri. In 1970, he was elected on the Republican ticket as Mayor of the City of Sedalia. He defeated Democrat candidate Palmer Nichols.[2] In 1974, Jones was reelected in a landslide over Democrat candidate George Thompson, a member of the Sedalia Board of Education.[3] In 1976, he resigned as Mayor to accept a promotion with his company which required him to relocate to Columbia, Missouri.[4]

Jones was a graduate of Smith-Cotton High School.[1]

References
  1. "Jerry N. Jones". Sedalia Democrat. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Mayor-Elect is Confident Of Working with Council" Sedalia Democrat, 8 April 1970
  3. "Jones re-elected; GOP also gains council seats" Sedalia Democrat. 3 April 1974.
  4. "Mayor to resign, move to Columbia" Sedalia Democrat 23 April 1976


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