Leander Page Jones | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin P. Mead |
| Succeeded by | George E. Lounsbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1847 Shaftsbury, Vermont[1] |
| Died | March 2, 1908[2] Florida[2] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse | Fanny Hotchkiss Jones (m. 1873) |
| Children | Milo Hotchkiss Jones, Horace Carter Jones, Philip Leander Jones, Barrett Jones, Rhoda Jones |
| Residence(s) | Greenwich, Connecticut[1][2] |
| Occupation | physician[1][2] |
Leander Page Jones (1847 – March 2, 1908) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1893 to 1894.
He was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont in 1847. He graduated from New York Homeopathic Medical College in 1870. Thereafter, he set up a medical practice in Greenwich, Connecticut.[2]
He was warden of the borough of Greenwich in 1896.[2] Thereafter, he served a health officer of Greenwich until his death.[2] In his capacity as health officer, he formulated a plan to protect communities from infectious diseases which was adopted in the legislature, and served as a model for other states.[2] It was in the campaign to adopt this proposal, that he accepted the nomination for the Connecticut Senate seat for the 12th district.[2]
He was a key figure in the building of Greenwich General Hospital.[2]