Sam H. Jones

Sam H. Jones
46th Governor of Louisiana
In office May 14, 1940 – May 9, 1944
Lieutenant	Marc M. Mouton
Preceded by	Earl K. Long
Succeeded by	Jimmie Davis
Personal details
Born	Samuel Houston Jones (1897-07-15)July 15, 1897 Merryville, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1978(1978-02-08) (aged 80) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place	Prien Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Charles
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louise Gambrell Boyer
Alma mater	Louisiana State University (LLB)
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I

Samuel Houston Jones (July 15, 1897 – February 8, 1978) was an American lawyer and 46th Governor of Louisiana for the term from 1940 to 1944. He defeated the renowned Earl Kemp Long in the 1940 Democratic runoff primary election. Eight years later, Long then in a reversal of 1940 defeated Jones in the 1948 party primary.