Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr. | |
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Born | 1911 or 1912 |
Died | (aged 92) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Newspaper editor |
Known for | The Tulsa Tribune |
Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr. (1911/1912 – February 24, 2004) was the longtime owner and editor of the Tulsa Tribune.
In 1933, Jones earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin.
Jones was the editor of the Tulsa Tribune from 1941 to 1988 and its publisher until 1991. [1] Lloyd Jones's father Richard Lloyd Jones had bought the newspaper in 1919 from businessman-philanthropist Charles Page, and had also served as its editor. [2] His brother Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. served as president. [3] His son Jenkin “Jenk” Lloyd Jones Jr. took over as editor and then publisher when Jones Sr. retired. [1]
Jones Sr. was also the president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1956, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1972. [1]
He died on February 24, 2004, at age 92. [4]
Jones's father, Richard Lloyd Jones, was a cousin of noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed his home in Tulsa in 1929. [a] The house, officially known as Westhope, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 10, 1975. Its NRIS number is 75001575. [5]