Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr. (1911/1912 – February 24, 2004) was the longtime owner and editor of the ''
Tulsa Tribune''.
In 1933, Jones earned a degree in philosophy from the
University of Wisconsin.
Jones was the editor of the ''Tulsa Tribune'' from 1941 to 1988 and its publisher until 1991.
Lloyd Jones's father
Richard Lloyd Jones
Richard Lloyd Jones (April 14, 1873 – December 4, 1963) was an American journalist who was the long-time editor and publisher of the now defunct ''Tulsa Tribune''. He was noted for his controversial positions on political issues. The son of a n ...
had bought the newspaper in 1919 from businessman-philanthropist
Charles Page
Charles Page (June 2, 1860 – December 27, 1926) was a businessman and important philanthropist in the early history of Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his father died when Page was an 11-year-old boy in Wisconsin, he left school early to try to help sup ...
, and had also served as its editor.
[Jones, David. GTR Newspapers]
"Jones Family Published the Tulsa Tribune."
June 17, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2012. His brother Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. served as president.
His son Jenkin “Jenk” Lloyd Jones Jr. took over as editor and then publisher when Jones Sr. retired.
Jones Sr. was also the president of the
American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1956, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1972.
He died on February 24, 2004, at age 92.
Family
Jones's father, Richard Lloyd Jones, was a cousin of noted architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed his home in Tulsa in 1929. The house, officially known as
Westhope, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 10, 1975. Its NRIS number is 75001575.
"Tulsa Landmarks and Famous Places - Westhope."
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American newspaper editors
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
Writers from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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