C. Fred Jones (April 19, 1930 – July 9, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Jones was born in 1930 in

Auburndale, Florida Auburndale is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,616 at the 2020 census. History Auburndale was founded in 1880 by Frank Fuller, ...

. He was an alumnus of the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

, earning a B.S. and B.A. in 1952. He became a member of

Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Kappa Psi (, often stylized as AKPsi) is the oldest and largest business Professional fraternities and sororities, fraternity. The fraternity was founded in 1904 at New York University. It is headquartered in Noblesville, Indiana. Histor ...

Business Fraternity in 1950. After attending university, he served in Europe with the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

from 1952 to 1954. He was elected as Mayor of Auburndale in 1962 serving until 1964. He represented Polk County and parts of surrounding counties in the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the C ...

from 1970 to 1992. He was a Democrat. Jones was married to Vivian Juanita Cannon, also a native of Auburndale; with her he had three children. His religion was

Baptist Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...

and he was a farmer by profession, in the citrus and cattle industry. He was also a member of the local Auburndale Rotary Club and

American Legion The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an Voluntary association, organization of United States, U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises U.S. state, state, Territories of the United States, U.S. terr ...

. Jones died at an Auburndale, Florida hospice on July 9, 2015, at the age of 85.

Other awards

* Florida Highway Safety Alcohol Education Association Award for legislative support of traffic safety 1977. * D.I. Rainey Award for outstanding contribution to the chiropractic profession 1978 * Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc. commendation for outstanding service to the Governor's Advisory Committee on Transportation 1980. * Florida Highway Users Federation special award for leadership in obtaining motor vehicle license tag revenue for highway improvement 1981. * Farm Bureau Federation Legislator of the Year for outstanding service to Florida's agricultural industry rendered by a Member of the Florida House of Representatives 1972, 1983, and 1984. * Allen Morris Award for Most Effective in Committee in the House runner-up 1977, 1980, and 1982. * American Automobile Association Distinguished Service Award 1978 and 1981. * Florida Citrus Mutual Outstanding Service to Citrus and Agriculture Award 1978 and 1983. * Associated Self-Insurers of Florida Outstanding Leadership Award in the creation of Florida's new Workers' Compensation Law 1979. * Florida's Beef Cattle Industry Appreciation Award for support and contributions. Florida Poultry Federation Appreciation Award 1984. * Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association Outstanding Legislative Service Award 1984. * Florida Phosphate Council, Inc. Appreciation Award 1984. * Florida Chamber of Commerce Award for Leadership Excellence in passage of the Growth Management Act of 1985 * Florida Chamber of Commerce Annual Legislature Award for Leadership in Quality of Life Legislation 1986. * Florida's Municipal Attorneys' Association of Florida Award for outstanding service and commitment to Florida's Municipalities 1987. * Ridge League of Cities Legislator of the Year in the House of Representatives 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, C. Fred American citrus farmers Farmers from Florida Mayors of places in Florida Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 1930 births 2015 deaths People from Auburndale, Florida University of Florida alumni 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature