Jesse H Jones

Business Positions

Jesse H. Jones Lumber

• Founder ('04)

Texas Commerce Bank N.A. predecessor of Chase Bank of Texas

• President (past)

Board Memberships

Houston Endowment Inc Philanthropic foundation established by Jesse Holman Jones and his wife, Mary Gibbs Jones

• Founder ('37)

Export-Import Bank of the United States official export credit agency of the United States

• Board Member ('36→'43)

Reconstruction Finance Corporation Established to combat the Great Depression

• Chairman ('33→'39)

Positions

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• director of finance (past)

Government Positions

US Department of Commerce

• Secretary ('40→'45)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Bill White former Mayor of Houston

• 4 contributions · 9,200 USD ('09)

Richard Joel Noriega

• 8 contributions · 5,600 USD ('07→'08)

Michael Peter Skelly Former Democratic Candidate for CD 7, Wind Energy Mogul

• 3 contributions · 3,800 USD ('08)

Chris Bell US Representative from Texas

• 6 contributions · 3,150 USD ('02→'04)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 4 contributions · 3,000 USD ('00→'04)

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions

• 3 contributions · 2,750 USD ('03→'07)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 1 contribution · 2,300 USD ('07)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 6 contributions · 2,300 USD ('07→'12)

Nicholas V Lampson US Representative from Texas

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('06→'07)

Jack Milton Fields Jr US Representative from Texas

• 2 contributions · 1,300 USD ('93→'94)

Holdings

AIG American General, Inc. Provides insurance and financial services worldwide.

• Owner ('26→?)

Exxon Company U.S.A. Manages the corporation's oil and gas interests in the United States

• original investor ('11→?)

Houston Chronicle Newspaper

• Owner (past)

Memberships

Alfalfa Club Exclusive DC club for the rich and powerful since 1913

• Member ('35→?)

Suite 8F Group A collection of right-wing politicians and businessmen in Texas and other southern states in the early 1960s.

• Member

Family

Mary Gibbs Jones

• wife (Dec '20→?)

Nancy Hurt

• aunt

William Hasque Jones Farmer and tobacco exporter

• father

Jesse H Jones II

• grandnephew

Social

Gus Sessions Wortham Along with Houston businessmen Jesse H. Jones, James A. Elkins, and John W. Link, organized American General Insurance Company (later American General Corporation). Incorporated in Texas

• business partner ('26→?)