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''This article is about the mayor. For similarly named people, see [[James Jones (disambiguation)]].'' | ''This article is about the mayor. For similarly named people, see [[James Jones (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
'''James M. "Jimmie" Jones, Jr''' ( | '''James M. "Jimmie" Jones, Jr''' (born September [[1883]]; died [[1940]]) was President of the [[Birmingham City Commission]] (''de facto'' [[Mayor of Birmingham]]) from [[1925]] until his death in [[1940]]. | ||
Jones worked as a brakeman for various railroads as a young man, but took up the study of finance after losing a leg in a train accident. He worked for [[Nathaniel Barrett]] in the [[East Lake]] municipal government and followed him to [[Birmingham]] after the [[Greater Birmingham]] annexation of [[1910]]. | |||
Jones' campaign in the [[1925 Birmingham mayoral election]] was supported by the [[Ku Klux Klan]], then an influential political organization. Despite narrowly making the runoff, he soundly defeated his opponent in the general election. After taking office, Jones refused to show favoritism to the Klan or to other groups and earned respect for his incorruptibility. | |||
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before=[[ | before=[[David McClendon]] | | ||
title=[[Mayor of Birmingham|President of Birmingham City Commission]] | | title=[[Mayor of Birmingham|President of Birmingham City Commission]] | | ||
years=[[1925]] | years=[[1925]]–[[1940]] | | ||
after=[[Cooper Green]] | after=[[Cooper Green]] | ||
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* "Cooper Green To Make Race For Commission Post Of Jimmie Jones." (1940) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | * "Cooper Green To Make Race For Commission Post Of Jimmie Jones." (1940) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | ||
* "Three mayors of Birmingham were East Lake natives." (1957) ''East End News'' | * "Three mayors of Birmingham were East Lake natives." (1957) ''East End News'' | ||
* Vick, Mary-Helen (1965) ''A Survey of the Governing Body of Birmingham, Alabama, 1910-1964''. Master's thesis. Alabama College. | |||
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[[Category:1940 deaths]] | [[Category:1940 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Railroad workers]] | |||
[[Category:Accountants]] | |||
[[Category:Mayors of Birmingham]] | [[Category:Mayors of Birmingham]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham City Commission]] | [[Category:Birmingham City Commission]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians]] | [[Category:Politicians]] | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 21 May 2010
This article is about the mayor. For similarly named people, see James Jones (disambiguation).
James M. "Jimmie" Jones, Jr (born September 1883; died 1940) was President of the Birmingham City Commission (de facto Mayor of Birmingham) from 1925 until his death in 1940.
Jones worked as a brakeman for various railroads as a young man, but took up the study of finance after losing a leg in a train accident. He worked for Nathaniel Barrett in the East Lake municipal government and followed him to Birmingham after the Greater Birmingham annexation of 1910.
Jones' campaign in the 1925 Birmingham mayoral election was supported by the Ku Klux Klan, then an influential political organization. Despite narrowly making the runoff, he soundly defeated his opponent in the general election. After taking office, Jones refused to show favoritism to the Klan or to other groups and earned respect for his incorruptibility.
| Preceded by: David McClendon |
President of Birmingham City Commission 1925–1940 |
Succeeded by: Cooper Green |
References
- "Cooper Green To Make Race For Commission Post Of Jimmie Jones." (1940) Birmingham Age-Herald
- "Three mayors of Birmingham were East Lake natives." (1957) East End News
- Vick, Mary-Helen (1965) A Survey of the Governing Body of Birmingham, Alabama, 1910-1964. Master's thesis. Alabama College.