Background
Jones, Matt Bushnell was born on May 15, 1871 in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Walter A. and Elvira (Bushnell) Jones.
Jones, Matt Bushnell was born on May 15, 1871 in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Walter A. and Elvira (Bushnell) Jones.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1894. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard Law School, 1897. Doctor of Letters, Brown U., 1936.
Began practice, Boston, 1897. Member firm of Powers, Hall & Jones, 1898-1904. Counsel N.E. Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1904-1917, 1st vice-president, director and general counsel, 1917-1919, president 1919-1934, chairman of board, 1934-1936, retired.
Director First National Bank of Boston, 1923-1936.
Member Board of Aldermen, Newton, 1907-1911 (president 1910-1911).
Married Grace A. Smith, September 12, 1899. Children: Walter Leland, Catharine Bushnell, Matt Bushnell.