Background
Jones, Cheney Church was born on June 13, 1880 in near Elmore, Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. Son of James Francis and Susan Almira (Church) Jones.
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Cheney Church Jones
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Graduate Crete Academy, 1900. Bachelor of Arts, Doane College, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1932. Graduate study, University of Nebraska, summer 1905.
Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1909.
Career
Instructor in mathematics and science, Chadron (Nebraska) Academy, 1904-1905. Principal high school, Fremont, 1905-1906. Special agent Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Boston, 1909-1913.
General agent Cleveland Humane Society, 1913-1916.
Finance secretary Cleveland Welfare Federation, 1916. Agent War Department Commision on Training Camp Activities, 1917.
Division director civilian relief, later assistant division manager, Pennsylvania, Delaware and North.E. divisions, American Red Cross, 1917-1922. General agent and secretary Children’s Protective Society, Minneapolis, 1922-1923.
Superintendent North.E. Home for Little Wanderers, Boston, 1923-1951, consultant, since 1951.
Member of faculty, School of Education, Boston University and School of Social Work, Simmons College Editor The Little Wanderers Advocate, 1923-1951.
Achievements
Membership
Member of faculty, School of Education, Boston University and School of Social Work, Simmons College. Member White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, 1929-1930. Member of advisory committee United States Children’s Bureau.
Member Massachusetts Midcentury Committee on Children and Youth.
Director Ella Lyman Cabot Foundation. Member supervisory board American Year Book.
Member Massachusetts Bar, National Committee for Mental Hygiene, National Conference of Social Work (Executive Committee 1939-1942), Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Appalachian Mountain (Boston) Boston University Faculty.
Member board directors American Year Book.
Connections
Married Nellie Bloom Knapp, October 6, 1909. Children: Frances Eleanor, Charlotte.
