翻訳と辞書 |
Delwin Jones : ウィキペディア英語版 | Delwin Jones
Delwin L. Jones (born April 2, 1924)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texas House District 83: Dewlwin Jones, R-Lubbock )〕 is an American state political figure from West Texas who prior to 2011 was the oldest member of the Texas House of Representatives, having〔"Solons feeling the heat", ''Laredo Morning Times'', April 12, 2010, p. 6A〕 represented what became and what remains District 83, based in the area about Lubbock, Texas. Jones was originally elected as a Democrat in 1964, when that party held 149 of the 150 seats in the Texas House.〔The only Republican in the Texas House in 1965 was the late Frank Kell Cahoon, a Wichita Falls native who resides still in Midland. In 2012, the Democrats held only 48 of the 150 House seats.〕 Jones was defeated for re-nomination in 1972 by cotton farmer Pete Laney of Hale Center, later the House Speaker. After a 12-year absence, Jones returned to the House in 1989 as a Republican. ==Background==
A Lubbock resident, Jones earned his living from farming and investments. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University. He married Reta A. Jones (July 16, 1923 - March 20, 2014),〔 shortly after the end of his service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The two met in Lubbock's only bowling alley at the time. Mrs. Jones was heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity in Lubbock.
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「Delwin Jones」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|