Bob Jones Sr. | |
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Born | Robert Davis Reynolds Jones October 30, 1883 |
Died | January 16, 1968 | (aged 84)
Resting place | Bob Jones University |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Evangelist University administrator |
Spouses | Bernice Sheffield
(m. 1905; died 1906)
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Children | Bob Jones Jr. |
Parent(s) | William Alexander Jones Georgia Ann Creel Jones |
Relatives | Bob Jones III (grandson) |
1st President of Bob Jones University | |
In office 1927–1947 | |
Succeeded by | Bob Jones Jr. |
Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American evangelist, pioneer religious broadcaster, and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University.