| Delwin L. Jones | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Term Start: | November 23, 1964 |
| Term End: | January 9, 1973 |
| Preceded: | J. Collier Adams |
| Succeeded: | Pete Laney |
| State House2: | Texas |
| District2: | 83rd |
| Term Start2: | January 10, 1989 |
| Term End2: | January 11, 2011 |
| Preceded2: | Ron Givens |
| Birth Place: | Lubbock, Texas[1] |
| Texas State Cemetery | |
| Url: | https://cemetery.tspb.texas.gov/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12001 |
| Website: | cemetery.tspb.texas.gov |
| Birth Date: | 1924 4, mf=yes |
| Occupation: | Businessman Farmer |
| Spouse: | Reta A. Jones (died 2014) |
| Alma Mater: | Texas Tech University |
| Branch: | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles: | World War II |
Delwin L. Jones (April 2, 1924 - July 25, 2018)[2] was an American politician, who, prior to 2011, was the oldest member of the Texas House of Representatives.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
In the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012, Jones, at the age of eighty-eight, failed in a bid to unseat Perry.[9] Jones survived his illness.
In 2015, Jones received the George Mahon Award, named for former U.S. Representative George Mahon, from the Lubbock Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.[10]
Jones died at the age of 94. He was interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.[11] Former state Senator Robert Duncan described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”[10]