Jim Jones

James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader. Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, infamous due to the mass murder-suicide in November 1978 of 918 of its members in Jonestown, Guyana, the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan, and the ordering of four additional Temple member deaths in Georgetown, the Guyanese capital. Nearly three-hundred children were murdered at Jonestown, almost all of them by cyanide poisoning. Jones died from a gunshot wound to the head; it is suspected his death was a suicide.

Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple there in the 1950s. He later moved the Temple to California in the mid-1960s, and gained notoriety with the move of the Temple's headquarters to San Francisco in the early 1970s.

Early life

Jones was born in a rural area of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones (1887–1951), a World War I veteran, and Lynetta Putnam (1902–1977). Lynetta reportedly believed she had given birth to a messiah. He was of Irish and Welsh descent. Jones later claimed partial Cherokee ancestry through his mother, though according to his maternal second cousin Barbara Shaffer, this is likely untrue. Economic difficulties during the Great Depression necessitated that Jones' family move to Lynn, Indiana, in 1934, where he grew up in a shack without plumbing.

Jim Jones (footballer)

James Henry "Jim" Jones (16 April 1918 – 20 April 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Jim Jones (disambiguation)

Jim Jones (1931–1978) was the cult leader of the Peoples Temple responsible for the collective suicide at Jonestown, Guyana

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Jim Jones (rapper)

Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American hip hop recording artist from Harlem, New York City, New York. Jones, an original member of hip hop collective The Diplomats (also known as Dipset), is also the co-CEO of Diplomat Records, alongside longtime friend and fellow Harlem-bred rapper, Cam'ron. Jones is also a noted music video director under the pseudonym CAPO, having directed videos for artists including Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Remy Ma and State Property.

In 2004, he released his solo debut album On My Way to Church. The release of his second album, Harlem: Diary of a Summer in 2005, coincided with Jones' landing an executive position in A&R at E1 Music. A year later he was on his third album Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006), which spawned his biggest single to date, "We Fly High". The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2006, Jones also formed the hip hop group ByrdGang and launched ByrdGang Records. The group released their debut album M.O.B.: The Album, under the newly found label in 2008. Jones followed up with his fourth solo album Pray IV Reign, which was released in March 2009, under Columbia Records. The album spawned the hit single "Pop Champagne". In April 2011 Jones released his fifth album, Capo, which was supported by the lead single, "Perfect Day".

Jim Jones (judge)

Jim Jones (born May 13, 1942) is the Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and a former Attorney General of Idaho.

Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, Jones was raised on a farm near Eden. He attended Idaho State College in Pocatello for a year and transferred to the University of Oregon in Eugene, graduating in 1964 with a B.A. in political science. He attended Northwestern University near Chicago and received his J.D. from its School of Law in 1967. He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the late 1960s and received several decorations, including the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star.

Jones served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Len Jordan in the early 1970s. Afterwards he practiced law in Jerome and Boise.

Jones entered politics in 1978 as a candidate for Congress from the state's 2nd district. He was defeated in the Republican primary by incumbent George Hansen, and lost again in the 1980 primary to Hansen.

Jones was elected the state's attorney general as a Republican in 1982, and was re-elected unopposed in 1986. He ran for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jim McClure in 1990, but was defeated in the primary by Congressman Larry Craig, and returned to his private law practice in 1991.

Jim Jones (offensive guard)

Jim Jones (born January 27, 1978) is a former American football offensive guard who played two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame University.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Jones was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on April 28, 2001 after going undrafted in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was released by the Ravens on September 1, 2001.

Houston Texans

Jones signed with the Houston Texans on January 8, 2002. He was released by the Texans on April 23, 2002.

Baltimore Ravens/Rhein Fire

Jones was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on July 24, 2002. He released by the Ravens on August 30, 2002 and signed to the team's practice squad on October 17, 2002. He was released by the Ravens on November 19, 2002 and signed to the team's practice squad on November 27, 2002. Jones was allocated to NFL Europe on February 6, 2003 and played for the Rhein Fire during the 2003 season. He was released by the Ravens on August 31, 2003.

Jim Jones (American football, born 1920)

James Alexander "Casey" Jones (December 15, 1920 – April 7, 1989) was an American football back who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1943 NFL Draft. He played college football at Union University and attended Coffee High School in Florence, Alabama.

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