After its merger with the First National Bank of Highland in 1929, he served as its president until at least 1938. and was a livestock breeder.
[1] Jones was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1922 and served four terms until 1938.
He was appointed to the simplification and economy in state government by Governor Elbert Lee Trinkle.
[1] In February 1938, Jones became Virginia State Treasurer under Governor James Hubert Price, replacing Arthur B.
[2] They had six children, Edwin B. Jr., R. Turner, J. Samuel, Hamilton (Hamill) Dice, Miriam Allene and an infant that died in 1911.
[2] Jones died on May 19, 1946, aged 69, at his home on Hawthorne Avenue in Richmond.