Frank Fernando Jones

Frank Fernando Jones (August 26, 1855 – January 29, 1941) was an American politician and businessman.

Born near Bath, New York, Jones moved with his parents to Princeton, Illinois.

He worked as a bookkeeper and then owned a hardware and farm implement business in Villisca, Iowa.

From 1904 to 1909, Jones served in the Iowa House of Representatives and was a Republican.

[1][2] He was considered a suspect in the Villisca axe murders in 1912, due to his business rivalry with the deceased, although nothing was proven.