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Brereton Chandler Jones (born June 27, 1939) is a horse breeder and politician from the US Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1987 to 1991, he served as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and from 1991 to 1995, he was the state's 58th governor. He now chairs the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP), a lobbying organization for the Kentucky horse industry. Born in Ohio and raised in West Virginia, Jones became the youngest-ever member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1964. Two years later, he was chosen as the Republican floor leader in the House. In 1968, he decided to leave politics and focus on his real estate business. He married Elizabeth "Libby" Lloyd in 1970 and in 1972, the family moved to historic Airdrie Farm, Libby's family estate in Woodford County, Kentucky. There, Jones founded Airdrie Stud, now an internationally recognized Thoroughbred farm. Although he remained mostly out of politics, Jones changed his party affiliation to Democratic in 1975, and was appointed to various boards and commissions by governors John Y. Brown, Jr. and Martha Layne Collins. In 1987, Jones announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor, admitting that he considered the office a stepping stone to some day becoming governor. He was elected, but experienced a poor relationship with Governor Wallace Wilkinson throughout their four-year terms. Jones was elected governor in 1991, turning back a challenge from Governor Wilkinson's wife Martha in the Democratic primary. (Wilkinson was ineligible to succeed himself in office.) Although Jones maintained a strained relationship with the Kentucky General Assembly following comments he made in the wake of the federal Operation Boptrot investigation, he was still able to pass much of his agenda, including an amendment that would allow state officials to succeed themselves in office once. (Jones was able to secure passage of the amendment by exempting the state's sitting officials, including himself.) However, he achieved only a partial victory on his top priority – health care reform. While the legislature acceded to many of Jones' proposals, such as eliminating the practice of denying insurance coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, they did not approve his mandate for universal health care for all Kentuckians. Following his term in office, Jones founded the Kentucky Equine Education Project. He considered running for governor again in 2003, but never formally became a candidate. ==Early life== Although his family lived in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Brereton Jones was born on June 27. 1939 in Gallipolis, Ohio, the site of the nearest hospital to the family's home.〔Isaacs, p. J1〕 One of six children born to E. Bartow Jones II, who served two terms in the West Virginia Senate, and Nedra Wilhelm Jones, he was raised on a dairy farm in Point Pleasant.〔Miller, p. 244〕 Jones was a star football player in the public schools of Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant High School, Class of 1957).〔 After graduating from high school as valedictorian, he attended the University of Virginia on a football scholarship, playing both offensive and defensive end.〔 He earned a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1961.〔"Kentucky Governor Brereton C. Jones". National Governors Association〕 For one semester, he studied at the University of Virginia School of Law, but he returned home to West Virginia and established a real estate and construction business.〔 In 1964, Jones' political career began with his election as a Republican to the West Virginia House of Delegates.〔 He was the youngest person ever elected to that body.〔 In 1966, he was chosen as the Republican floor leader in the House.〔 In 1968, Jones announced that he would not seek re-election to his seat, despite facing no opposition.〔Jones, p. A1〕 Among the factors influencing his decision was his perception of corruption in state politics.〔 After his service in the West Virginia House, Jones began to concentrate on his real estate business and established a small horse farm just outside Huntington.〔Miller, pp. 244–245〕 His interest in the horse business led him to make several trips to Keeneland race track in central Kentucky; it was on one of these trips that he met his future wife, Elizabeth "Libby" Lloyd,〔 daughter of Arthur Lloyd, the former Adjutant General of Kentucky. Jones and Lloyd married in 1970; they had two children – Lucy and Bret.〔Miller, pp. 245, 250〕 In 1972, the Joneses moved to Airdrie Farm, Libby's childhood home in Woodford County, Kentucky.〔Miller, p. 245〕 Jones leased a portion of the farm from his father-in-law and founded Airdrie Stud, a thoroughbred horse farm that has since been internationally recognized for its horses.〔〔 Airdrie contains the original site of Woodburn Stud, a top thoroughbred farm in the 1800s.〔 The property had not been used for breeding for 70 years prior to Jones' creation of Airdrie Stud.〔 Jones went on to chair the Kentucky Thoroughbred Commission and serve as treasurer of the Breeders' Cup.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brereton Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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