Background
Jones, Benjamin Rowlands was born on May 29, 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin Rowlands and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones.
Jones, Benjamin Rowlands was born on May 29, 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin Rowlands and Margaret Hannah (Williams) Jones.
Student Wyoming Seminary, Kington, Pennsylvania, 1923. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1927. Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1930.
1 stepson, Edward Griffith. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1930. Partner Bedford, Waller, Jones & Darling, Wilkes-Barre, 1930-1951.
President judge Orphans’ Court of Luzerne County, 1952-1957.
Justice Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1957-1972, chief justice, 1972-1977. Of counsel Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Levy, Philadelphia, 1977-1980.
Trustee Wyoming Seminary.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Member American, Pennsylvania bar associations, Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association (past president).
Married Dorothy Richards, 1935 (deceased). Married second, Jane Randall Griffith, 1956. Children: Benjamin Rowlands, Morgan R.