thumb|right|250px|Congressman Robert Jones and [[Wernher von Braun review a huge map illustrating the layout for a Research Institute at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. (1961)]]

'''Robert E. Jones, Jr.''' (8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 United States Census. Presently there are seven U.S. House districts in Alabama. 

==Early life==
Robert Emmett Jones, Jr. was born on Jackson County. He attended public schools and the University of Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama law department on January 7, 1937, and was admitted to the bar the same year. His early years saw much legal work in Scottsboro.  Jones was elected judge of Jackson County Court in July 1940 then reelected in absentia in May 1945 where he served until October 1946. Jones served in the United States Navy as a gunnery officer in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters from December 1943 until February 1946.<ref name="cong">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</ref>

==Congressional career==
thumb|right|250px|[[Wernher von Braun's 50th Birthday Party was celebrated at the Officers Club at Redstone Arsenal on March 23, 1962. Dr. von Braun cuts his birthday cake while Congressman '''Bob Jones''' looks on.]]
Jones first entered the United States Congress by special election in 1947 when he was elected as a Democrat to the seat vacated by John Sparkman who had been elected to the U.S. Senate. Jones served 14 consecutive terms until his retirement on January 3, 1977.<ref name="baker">>Baker, Michael E., Robert E. Jones, Jr. at http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/jones/intro.html As of April 7, 2007</ref> Jones was not a candidate for reelection in 1976. Jones served as Chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee.<ref name="cong"/>

==Achievements==
Among his legislative achievements was his principle sponsorship of the Appalachian Regional Development Act.<ref name="baker"/>

'''Robert Emmett Jones, Jr.''' (* Scottsboro, Jackson County, Florence, Alabama) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und vertrat den Bundesstaat Alabama im US-Repräsentantenhaus. 

==Werdegang==
Robert Emmett Jones, Jr. wurde am 21. Juni 1912 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama geboren, wo er die öffentliche Schule besuchte. Er graduierte an der Rechtsabteilung der University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa am 7. Januar 1937. Seine Zulassung als Anwalt bekam er im selben Jahr und eröffnete eine Praxis in Scottsboro, Alabama. Im Juli 1940 wurde er zum Richter des Jackson County Court gewählt und im Mai 1945 wiedergewählt. Er hatte das Amt des Richters bis Oktober 1946 inne. Danach ging er in die United States Navy, wo er als Schießwesenoffizier auf beiden Kriegsschauplätzen im Atlantik und Pazifik zwischen Dezember 1943 und Februar 1946 diente.

Nach dem Krieg wurde er am 28. Januar 1947 als Demokrat in einer außerordentlichen Wahl in den achtzigsten Kongress gewählt, um den freien Platz zu füllen, der durch den Rücktritt von John J. Sparkman entstand. Danach wurde er noch weitere vierzehn mal in den Kongress wiedergewählt. Er verübte seinen Dienst im Kongress zwischen dem 28. Januar 1947 und dem 3. Januar 1977. In dieser Zeit war er Vorsitzender des Committee on Public Works and Transportation (84. Kongress). 1976 entschloss sich Jones nicht mehr für den fünfundneunzigsten Kongress zu kandidieren.

Robert Emmett Jones, Jr. verstarb am 4. Juni 1997.