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Jesse Holman Jones (April 5, 1874 – June 1, 1956) was an American Democratic politician and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. Jones managed a Tennessee tobacco factory at age fourteen, and at nineteen, he was put in charge of his uncle's lumberyards. Five years later, after his uncle, M. T. Jones, died, Jones moved to Houston to manage his uncle's estate and opened a lumberyard company, which grew quickly. During this period, Jesse opened his own business, the South Texas Lumber Company. He also began to expand into real estate, commercial building, and banking. His commercial building activities in Houston included mid-rise and skyscraper office buildings, hotels and apartments, and movie theaters. He constructed the Foster Building, home to the Houston Chronicle, in exchange for a fifty

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  • جيسي هولمان جونز (ar)
  • Jesse H. Jones (de)
  • Jesse H. Jones (fr)
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  • Jesse H. Jones (sv)
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  • Jesse Holman Jones (* 5. April 1874 im Robertson County, Tennessee; † 1. Juni 1956 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer, Manager und Politiker (Demokratische Partei). (de)
  • Jesse Holman Jones, né le 5 avril 1874 dans le comté de Robertson (Tennessee) et mort le 1er juin 1956 à Houston (Texas), est un homme d'affaires et homme politique américain. Membre du Parti démocrate, il est secrétaire du Commerce entre 1940 et 1945 dans l'administration du président Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (fr)
  • جيسي هولمان جونز (بالإنجليزية: Jesse H. Jones)‏ (5 أبريل 1874 - 1 يونيو 1956) هو سياسي ورجل أعمال ديمقراطي من هيوستن، تكساس. شغل منصب وزير التجارة الأمريكي من 1940 إلى 1945. أدار جونز مصنعا للتبغ في سن 14 عاما، وفي 19 كان مسؤولا عن معمل الأخشاب الذي يملكه عمه. انتقل جونز إلى هيوستن بعد خمس سنوات لإدارة ممتلكات عمه الذي توفي، وفتح شركة للأخشاب والتي نمت بسرعة. خلال هذه الفترة، افتتح جيسي عمله الخاص، شركة جنوب تكساس للأخشاب. وبدأ أيضا في التوسع في العقارات والمباني التجارية والمصرفية. واشتملت أنشطته التجارية في هيوستن على مباني مكتبية متوسطة الارتفاع وناطحات سحاب وفنادق وشقق ودور السينما. قام ببناء مبنى فوستر، موطن صحيفة هيوستن كرونيكل، مقابل حصة 50٪ في الصحيفة، التي حصل عليها في عام 1926. (ar)
  • Jesse Holman Jones (April 5, 1874 – June 1, 1956) was an American Democratic politician and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. Jones managed a Tennessee tobacco factory at age fourteen, and at nineteen, he was put in charge of his uncle's lumberyards. Five years later, after his uncle, M. T. Jones, died, Jones moved to Houston to manage his uncle's estate and opened a lumberyard company, which grew quickly. During this period, Jesse opened his own business, the South Texas Lumber Company. He also began to expand into real estate, commercial building, and banking. His commercial building activities in Houston included mid-rise and skyscraper office buildings, hotels and apartments, and movie theaters. He constructed the Foster Building, home to the Houston Chronicle, in exchange for a fifty (en)
  • Jesse Holman Jones, född 5 april 1874 i Robertson County, Tennessee, död 1 juni 1956 i Houston, Texas, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker, fastighetsutvecklare, filantrop och tjänsteman. Han tjänstgjorde som USA:s handelsminister 1940-1945. Handelsministern Harry Hopkins avgick 1940 och efterträddes av Jones. Han efterträddes 1945 av Henry A. Wallace. Jones grav finns på Forest Park Cemetery i Houston. (sv)
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  • Jesse Jones (en)
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  • Robertson County, Tennessee, United States (en)
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