Background
Jones,, Luther Griffin was born on June 18, 1916 in McCrory, Arkansas, United States. Son of Luther Griffin Senior and Nannie Pearl (Porter) Jones.
Jones,, Luther Griffin was born on June 18, 1916 in McCrory, Arkansas, United States. Son of Luther Griffin Senior and Nannie Pearl (Porter) Jones.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1961. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1963.
Various positions in retail and wholesale sales, Newport, Arkansas, 1934-1942. Assistant signalman Missouri Pacific Railway, Little Rock, 1942. Commissioned private United States Army, 1942, advanced through grades to colonel, 1964, retired, 1971.
Vice president, senior vice president Mercantile National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1971-1978. Mayor City of Corpus Christi, 1979-1987. President Texas Municipal League, Austin, 1984.
Member advisory board National League Cities, Washington, since 1984.
President United Way, Corpus Christi, 1977.
Married Neva Jean Lawrence, June 18, 1938 (divorced October 1981). Children– Jean, Griffin, Drue. Married Dorothy McIntosh Sheehan, February 13, 1982.