Background
Born near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, he was the third son of John and Mary Jones. He married Anne Thomas, daughter of Major David Thomas of Wellfield House, Radnorshire in 1842.
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John Jones
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He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, but never practiced as a barrister. He lived at the family estate of Blaenôs, Llandovery and had a townhouse in Street James"s, London. He held the office of High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1854 and was a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Carmarthenshire.
The brothers expanded the bank as David Jones & Company.
He was elected at the 1868 general election and held the seat unopposed until 1880. At the general election of that year he was defeated by a Liberal party candidate, Walter Powell.
Jones died suddenly at Blaenôs on 28 February 1886.
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John was chosen to defend the seat for the Conservative Party.
Membership
20th United Kingdom Parliament. 21st United Kingdom Parliament]
In 1868, John"s elder brother David Jones, one of two members of parliament for the County of Carmarthenshire, announced that he was retiring due to ill-health.
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Political Party
Conservative Party