Edward Jones (statistician)
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.
Not to be confused with Edward D. Jones of Edward Jones Investments.
Edward Davis Jones
October 7, 1856
February 16, 1920 (aged 63)
Hope Cemetery Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Early life[edit]
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.