Charles H. Jones (April 10, 1855 – January 4, 1933), was an American capitalist and philanthropist, who amassed a fortune engaging in many fields of business and industry including leather and shoe manufacturing, cattle breeding, dairy farming, and real estate development.

[3] By 1902 the manufacturing company had begun to sell directly to shoe retailers in addition to wholesalers, garnering even greater profits.

His business interests led him to become active in public policy, fighting unceasingly in Washington to keep the import of leather hides free from tariffs.

Spanning 270 acres (109 ha), the resulting Filmore Farm grounds were then designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to incorporate a greenhouse, vegetable garden and multi-use open spaces.

A series of complex legal maneuvers ensued with the Town of Falmouth regarding the building of a causeway to connect the island with the mainland.

By appealing strictly to a select economic level, thirty eight parcels were sold at a price high enough to satisfy the required tax base.