Edwin B. Jones

Edwin B. Jones was an American business executive at Michigan National Bank from 1957, retiring as its chief executive in 1985.[3][4][5][6]

Edwin Jones
Born
Edwin Boyd Jones

February 14, 1917
Kanesville, Utah[1]
DiedSeptember 3, 1998
EducationUniversity of Utah
Utah State University (M.S.)
Michigan State University (Ph.D., agricultural, food, and resource economics, 1953)[2]
OccupationCorporation president
EmployerMichigan National Bank

Jones was born in Kanesville, Utah. He graduated from Weber High School. He had a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah a master's degree from Utah State University and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

Jones initially came to the head of Michigan National Corporation when Stanford Stoddard stepped down in 1984.[7]

Jones held several positions in the LDS Church including bishop, stake president, Regional Representative of the 12 (called in 1977)[8] and president of the Chicago Illinois Temple from 1988–1991.

References
  1. Death: Edwin Boyd Jones, Deseret News, September 6, 1998
  2. Detroit: Banker's ability recognized, Deseret News, February 10, 1968
  3. Brower, Brock (May 5, 1967), Puzzling Front Runner, Life, p. 88
  4. Leatham, Louis Salisbury (1961), The Joshua Salisbury family book of remembrance: a genealogical-historical and biographical dictionary of Joshua Salisbury, his ancestry, his descendants, and allied families, Edwards Bros.
  5. News of the Church - Ensign Sept. 1988 - ensign
  6. Poll, Douglas (1980), Howard J. Stoddard, founder, Michigan National Bank, Michigan State University Press, p. 243
  7. New York Times, July 13, 1984
  8. Ensign September 1977 article listing newly called Regional Representatives of the 12


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