# Ray W. Jones *Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1903–1907* Ray Williams Jones (April 5, 1855 – August 1, 1919) held office as the 16th [[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]].[^1] He served from January 5, 1903, to January 5, 1907, first under Governor Samuel Van Sant and then under Governor [[John Albert Johnson]].[^1] A native of Remsen, New York, he later settled in [[Minnesota]] and died in Seattle, Washington, in 1919.[^1] The sources assembled for this entry include no primary document from his time in office. The facts below therefore rest on a single secondary source, the Wikipedia article on him, cited as retrieved.[^1] ## Biography Jones was born in Remsen, Oneida County, New York, on April 5, 1855. His parents were John R. Jones (1822–1857) and Jennette Jones Jones (1823–1903).[^1] He and his mother moved to Utica in 1879. He remained there until at least 1880 and then went to Muskegon, Michigan.[^1] In Michigan he was employed as an accountant, and he met his future wife there. He married Pauline B. Spitzley.[^1] After moving to Minnesota, Jones became lieutenant governor. He held the post across the administrations of two successive governors, from January 5, 1903, to January 5, 1907.[^1] He died in Seattle on August 1, 1919.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Ray Williams Jones, 16th lieutenant governor of Minnesota.[^1] ### What - Lieutenant governor of Minnesota, serving with Samuel Van Sant and John Albert Johnson as [[Governor of Minnesota]].[^1] ### When - Term of office: January 5, 1903, to January 5, 1907.[^1] - Death: August 1, 1919.[^1] ### Where - Born in Remsen, New York; died in Seattle, Washington.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ray W. Jones* (retrieved October 25, 2026; revision 1355471561) — birth, parentage, residence in Utica and Muskegon, occupation, marriage, office, term and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_W._Jones