▁to ▁financial ▁companies . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁B anc ro ft ▁family , ▁which ▁held ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁voting ▁stock , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁an ▁extended ▁take over ▁battle ▁saw ▁News ▁Cor p ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁by ▁three ▁rep or ters : ▁Charles ▁Dow , ▁Edward ▁Jones , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Berg str esser . ▁Charles ▁Dow ▁was ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁convey ▁and ▁break ▁down ▁what ▁was ▁often ▁considered ▁very ▁con vol uted ▁financial ▁information ▁and ▁news ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁& ▁Company ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁publications ▁and ▁transfer ring ▁of ▁important ▁and ▁sometimes ▁difficult ▁to ▁understand ▁financial ▁information ▁to ▁people ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁three ▁rep or ters ▁were ▁joined ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁by ▁Thomas ▁F . ▁Wood lock . ▁ ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁by ▁Clar ence ▁Bar ron , ▁the ▁leading ▁financial ▁journalist ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁co - found er ▁Charles ▁Dow . ▁ ▁Upon ▁Bar ron ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁step d augh ters ▁Jane ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁B anc ro ft . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁B anc