Leander P. Jones
Leander Page Jones (1847 – March 2, 1908) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1893 to 1894.
Leander Page Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin P. Mead |
| Succeeded by | George E. Lounsbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1847 Shaftsbury, Vermont |
| Died | March 2, 1908 Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Fanny Hotchkiss Jones (m. 1873) |
| Children | Milo Hotchkiss Jones, Horace Carter Jones, Philip Leander Jones, Barrett Jones, Rhoda Jones |
| Residence(s) | Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Occupation | physician |
He was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont in 1847. He graduated from New York Homeopathic Medical College in 1870. Thereafter, he set up a medical practice in Greenwich, Connecticut.
He was warden of the borough of Greenwich in 1896. Thereafter, he served a health officer of Greenwich until his death. In his capacity as health officer, he formulated a plan to protect communities from infectious diseases which was adopted in the legislature, and served as a model for other states. It was in the campaign to adopt this proposal, that he accepted the nomination for the Connecticut Senate seat for the 12th district.
He was a key figure in the building of Greenwich General Hospital.