Sidney P. Dones
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| Born | 1888 Marshall Texas | ||
| Died | August 2, 1947 (aged 58–59) | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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| Occupation | Businessman | ||
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Sidney Preston Dones (1888 -August 2, 1947) was an American businessman involved in real estate, insurance, legal services, and the film business.[1][2] He studied at LaSalle Extension University School of Law.[3] He was born in Marshall, Texas.[1] He married Lavinia H. Relerford and then Bessie Williams.[1]
In 1914, Dones opened an office on Central Avenue in Los Angeles next to the California Eagle newspaper.[4] He ran for political pffice as an Independent and as a Progressive.[5]
At the vanguard of African Amwricans involves in Los Angeles real estate, in 1927 he was jailed for usury.[6]
He joined with other prominent investors to buy and develop a tract of land in Val Verde, California for African Americans.[7]
Filmography
- Injustice (1919 film)
- Reformation (1920 film)
- The Ten Thousand Dollar Trail (1921).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sidney P. Dones". September 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 16 August 1947 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
- ↑ Jr, J. Clay Smith (January 27, 1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Bell, Shannon; Quaide, Rustin; Campbell-Page, Theresa (February 1, 2009). "Celebrate African American History Month with the National Register of Historic Places". www.nps.gov.
- ↑ "JoinCalifornia - Sidney P. Dones". www.joincalifornia.com.
- ↑ https://escholarship.org/content/qt9rj006gm/qt9rj006gm_noSplash_6e55c6752b9a73c965c2e3114932b37b.pdf
- ↑ http://m.ourweekly.com/news/2012/aug/22/black-palm-springs-promoter-dies/
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