A. Clifford Jones (February 13, 1921 - October 9, 1996) was an American politician who served in the

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and the

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. He served in the U.S. Navy during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

from 1942 until 1946, in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Jones was appointed city clerk of

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, from 1948 until 1950. He elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1950, serving until 1958 when he was the Republican nominee for St. Louis County supervisor. He served as Missouri Senate Republican floor leader from 1971 to 1976. Jones died of cancer on October 9, 1996. His body was donated to the

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1921 births 1996 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Republican Party Missouri state senators United States Navy sailors Washington University in St. Louis alumni 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MOSenate-stub