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    • Edward D. Jones

    American investment banker

    Not to be confused with Edward Jones (statistician) or Edward D. "Ted" Jones.

    For the related company, see Edward Jones Investments.

    Edwards David Jones Sr.

    Born(1893-07-29)July 29, 1893

    St. Louis, Missouri

    DiedOctober 10, 1982(1982-10-10) (aged 89)
    OccupationInvestment banker
    Children4, including Edward "Ted" Jr.

    Edward David Jones Sr. (July 29, 1893 – October 10, 1982) was an investment banker who founded the company today known as Edward Jones Investments.

    Early life and education

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    Edward David Jones was born on July 29, 1893, in St. Louis, Missouri. His mother died in childbirth and his father, Ely, worked in Central and South America as a train engineer leaving Jones with his aunts and uncles.[1] The family moved often and he spent his early years in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Panama.[2] When his father remarried, they relocated to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he