Edward Davis Jones | |
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Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 7, 1856
Died | February 16, 1920 New York City, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Hope Cemetery Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Brown University |
Occupation(s) | Statistician, Journalist |
Edward Davis Jones (October 7, 1856 – February 16, 1920)[1] was an American statistician and journalist.[2] Jones is best known as the "Jones" in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and as a co-founder of The Wall Street Journal.
Jones was born on October 7, 1856, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jones' parents, Reverend John Jones and Clarissa (née Day) Jones, were of Welsh descent.[3] Jones graduated from Worcester Academy and attended Brown University before dropping out in his junior year.[4][5] After leaving Brown, Jones worked as a reporter for the Providence Morning Star and Evening Press, where he met Charles Dow.
Main article: Dow Jones & Company |
The company which is famous for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, The Wall Street Journal was founded by Jones and Charles Dow in 1882[6] "in the basement of the New York Stock Exchange";[7][8] Charles Bergstresser was a silent partner.
Jones had met Dow while both had worked as fellow reporters in Providence, Rhode Island.[9]