Dick Jones (Wyoming Politician)
Richard R. "Dick" Jones (September 5, 1910 – August 20, 2008) was a trucking executive from Cody and Powell in Park County, Wyoming, who served in his state's House of Representatives and Senate from 1955 to 1974. He was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in the nationally Democratic year of 1974. A conservative, Jones was allied with the Ronald W. Reagan political faction in Wyoming. His family-owned Dick Jones Trucking Company still operates from Powell; at its peak, it reached into thirty-eight states.
Read more about Dick Jones (Wyoming Politician): Early Years and Business Success, Legislative Service and Gubernatorial Bid, Death and Legacy
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