He attended Occidental College and received a law degree from the University of Southern California in 1927.

[1] After practicing law in Los Angeles for five years, Jones was elected to represent the 51st Assembly District (Montebello) in 1932.

Jones was a Mason, Redmen, Elk, and was President of the Belvedere Gardens Lions Club in the 1930s.

[4] Jones served as President of Pacific Savings and Loan for many years thereafter.

[5] Jones died at age 82 on March 24, 1988, and is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach, California.