Later Life
Cowboy Jones settled in the town of his birth, Golden, Colorado, following the end of his professional baseball career. He served in Golden, Colorado and Jefferson County as both an appointed and elected official. He was elected to the Golden City Council and then later was elected Sheriff of Jefferson County as a Republican. Bert was later elected several times as Mayor of Golden and was appointed by Jefferson County as its Water Commissioner.
Later, Jones and his wife moved to Inglewood, California to be near her niece Bertina. He died there on February 9, 1958.
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