Joseph T. Jones | |
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Born | Joseph Thomas Jones June 11, 1842 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | December 6, 1916 Buffalo, New York | (aged 74)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse |
Melodia E. Blackmarr
(m. 1876) |
Children | 2 |
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Joseph Thomas Jones (June 11, 1842 – December 6, 1916) was an American entrepreneur who built his fortune as an oil producer. He funded construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad in Mississippi, co-founded the City of Gulfport and developed its seaport.