Leander P. Jones
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Leander Page Jones (1847 – March 2, 1908) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1893 to 1894.
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] |
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]