Boisfeuillet Jones

Boisfeuillet Jones (January 22, 1913 in Macon, Georgia – July 18, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American educator and president of several philanthropic organizations in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Jones earned a J.D. degree from Emory University. He then worked at Emory from 1946 to 1960, first as an assistant professor of political science, and later dean of administration and a vice president.^[1]

In 1959, Mr. Jones became the chairman of a national committee investigating the quality of medical research. Then he worked with President John F. Kennedy, and he served in the Johnson administration as an authority on health policy. ^[1]

Jones served as president of numerous philanthropic organizations in Atlanta. These included the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation and the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation (from 1964 to 1988), and the Joseph B. Whitehead, Lettie Pate Whitehead and Lettie Pate Evans foundations (from 1972 to 1988).^[1]

The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, and the Boisfeuillet Jones Center (which houses some of Emory's administrative offices, including the Office of Financial Aid and the Career Center), are both named in honor of Jones.^[1][2]

Jones was the son of Frederick R. Jones (1874-1941) and Clare T. Boisfeuillet (1885-1981). He married Anne Baynon Register and had two children. His daughter is Laura Jones Hardman. His son, Boisfeuillet Jones Jr., was a Vice Chairman of The Washington Post Company.^[1]

• Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Boisfeuillet Jones papers, 1913-2005