Georgina Frances Jones
Born(1882-09-01)September 1, 1882
New York, New York, United States
DiedSeptember 3, 1955(1955-09-03) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, United States

Georgina Frances Jones, later Georgina Jones Walton and also known as Sister Daya, (September 1, 1882 – September 3, 1955) was an American tennis player.[1] She competed in two events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[2]

Jones was the daughter of Nevada Senator John P. Jones, co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California, and Georgina Frances Sullivan.[3][1] Her sister, Marion Jones Farquhar, also competed in tennis at the 1900 Olympics.[1] Marion was the first woman to win an Olympic medal representing the United States. Jones's other sister, Alice, married Frederick William MacMonnies.[1]

Jones learned to play tennis at the West Side Tennis Club in New York. She later moved to Paris for voice training. She joined the Vedanta Society and was a close follower of Swami Paramananda. As Sister Daya she wrote the book The Guru and the Disciple: My Life with Swami Paramananda. She also wrote a play, "The Light of Asia", which was choreographed by Ruth St. Denis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Georgina Jones". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Georgina Jones Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Women's tennis tournament". The Philadelphia Times. June 20, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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