San Francisco County
Biographies
MARK
GORDON JONES
JONES, MARK GORDON,
President Merchants’ Bank and Trust Company, Los Angeles, was born at San Francisco, December 22, 1859. His father was John Jones, a pioneer merchant, who
went to Australia from England,
and from Australia came to California with a shipload of merchandise, landing at Monterey in 1850. His mother was Doria
Deighton-Jones. On February 11, 1885, he married Blanche E. McDonald, at Los Angeles. They have three children, Deighton
G. McD., Mark McD., and
Francis M. McD.
Mr. Jones attended
the old Los
Angeles High school, and later entered St. Augustine’s College, Benicia, Cal., graduating in 1879.
After his graduation
he went to Los Angeles to manage the estate of his mother. After her death (March, 1908) he was appointed administrator.
In 1889 Mr. Jones was
elected to the office of county treasurer of Los Angeles County, and served until 1893. He was re-elected to the
office, the term expiring January, 1907. He has the distinction of being
the only incumbent renominated for any county office
up to that date. In 1906 he was the chief organizer of the Inglewood Park
Cemetery Association, and was elected and still is its president and
treasurer. In 1908 he was elected to and still retains the presidency of
the Merchants’ Bank and Trust Company, and is today its active head. He
also is president of the Merchants’ Building Company.
He is now centering
all the estate and his personal interests at Los Angeles.
He is a member of
Ramona Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West; Knights Templar, L. A. Commandery, No. 9; Signet Chapter, Southern California Blue
Lodge, and Al Malaikah Temple, Mystic Shrine.
Transcribed
by 12-04-06 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page
187, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
©
2006 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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