| David Benton Jones | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Death Date: | August 23, |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Alma Mater: | Princeton University |
| Spouse: | Nora Bayley Jones |
| Children: | 3 |
David Benton Jones (c. 1848 - August 23, 1923) was president and chairman of the board of directors of the Mineral Point Zinc Company and considered a founder of the Zinc industry in America. When ill, he chartered a special train whose speed rivaled the time of the Scott Special.
"He founded the Mineral Point [Zinc] Company in Wisconsin, which owns the whole town in Wisconsin, about thirty years ago and merged it with the New Jersey Zinc Company in a nationwide organization in 1897."[1]
David Benton Jones had a winter home near Santa Barbara, California, at "Pepper Hill" in Montecito, California.[2] He had a townhouse at 1435 Astor Street in Chicago, Illinois, and a summer house at Lake Forest, Illinois. When he was ill, he chartered a train between Los Angeles, Chicago, and Lake Forest which was a few minutes faster than the Scott Special. David B. Jones also had a house in Florida.[3]
"Mr. Jones was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1848. He came to this country as a boy and received his education here, graduating from Princeton University in 1874. He was a close friend of ex-President Wilson."[4]
David B. Jones had three daughters: Gwethalyn Jones, Catherine (Mrs. Edward H. Bennett) Jones, and Winifred Jones[5] and two sons: Owen B. and Herbert Jones.[6]
News: David B. Jones, Zinc Capitalist, Passes Away . Chicago Daily Tribune . August 23, 1923 . 3 . .
News: David Benton Jones Dead. Prominent Capitalist Was Founder of Zinc Industry in America . The New York Times . August 24, 1923 . 11 . .
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News: Zinc Industry Founder Dead. D. B. Jones Passes Away at Lake Forest. Magnate Becomes Ill Here Last May. Was Rushed East on Train That Cost $11,000 . The Los Angeles Times . August 24, 1923 . 16 . .
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