Career
He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1816 to 1818. He was born in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Elisha Jones. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1816 by-election held after Peleg Wiswall was named a judge.
After completing his term in the assembly, Jones served as a justice of the peace and an associate judge in the county"s Court of Common Pleas.
He died at Weymouth.
