Mary Gardiner Jones

Mary Gardiner Jones
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
October 29, 1964 – November 2, 1973
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Personal details
Born(1920-12-10)December 10, 1920
New York, New York, US
DiedDecember 23, 2009(2009-12-23) (aged 89)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationWellesley College
Yale Law School
OccupationAntitrust Lawyer
Known forFirst woman to serve on the FTC

Mary Gardiner Jones (December 10, 1920 – December 23, 2009)[1] was the first woman to serve as a member of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States, to which she was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.[2]

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (January 7, 2010). "Mary Gardiner Jones, Consumer Advocate, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Fair, Lesley (March 8, 2016). "Celebrating Women's History Month at the FTC". FTC Division of Consumer & Business Education.