R. R. Jones, M. D. Biography


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				R. R. JONES, M. D. 

	Dr. R. R. Jones, engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery 
at Britton, was born at Cambria, Wisconsin, September 19, 1862. His 
father, Hugh R. Jones, a native of Wales, was born in 1837 and about 
1850 became a resident of Cambria, settling on a farm in that locality 
on which he lived for a number of years. Later he removed to Colorado 
but died in 1913, at Britton, while visiting his son. In Cambria he had 
married Laura Williams, who was born in Wales in 1840 and survives. His 
religious belief was that of the Presbyterian church, to which his 
widow also belongs. Fraternally he was connected with the Woodmen and 
in political faith was a republican. To him and his wife were born 
three children, namely: R. R., of this review; Emma, who is married and 
resides in Denver, Colorado, and Mary Jane, deceased. 

	R. R. Jones supplemented his early education by study in Downer 
College at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in which he pursued his academic 
course. Later he entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, from which he 
was graduated with the class of 1888, after which he returned to 
Cambria, Wisconsin, but in the fall] of that year he removed to 
Britton, where he has since remained, being now the oldest practitioner 
in the county. From the beginning a liberal patronage has been accorded 
him and at all points in his professional career he has demonstrated 
his ability to cope with the intricate problems that continually 
confront the physician. He is careful in diagnosing his cases and is 
continually promoting his knowledge by further reading and study. His 
property holdings include farm lands and he is today in very 
comfortable circumstances as the result of his judicious investments 
and the success he has won in his profession. 

	In 1890 Dr. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Florence Thayer, 
a daughter of Alonzo Thayer, who was born in New York and on coming to 
this state purchased a farm in Marshall county, where the remainder of 
his life was spent. The Doctor and his wife have two children, Gracene 
and Marion, both high-school students. 

	The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian 
church and in social circles the members of the household occupy an 
enviable position. Fraternally Dr. Jones is a Royal Arch and Scottish 
Rite Mason and is also identified with the Mystic Shrine at Aberdeen. 
He is likewise connected with the Odd Fellows, the United Workmen and 
the Maccabees and is medical examiner for a number of fraternal orders. 
Politically an earnest republican, he was elected on that ticket to the 
office of mayor in 1909 and has since been the chief executive of the 
city, covering a period of six years, during which time his activities 
have largely furthered the public welfare because his administration 
has been both businesslike and progressive. For twenty years he has 
been president of the school board and is ever seeking to advance the 
best interests of education in his city. He has served on the county 
central committee, but while active in political circles and public 
affairs, his interest chiefly centers in his profession, in which he 
meets every duty with a sense of conscientious obligation. He is now a 
member of both the district and state medical societies and thus keeps 
in touch with the progressive thought of the medical fraternity.