Jack Jones (Rotherham MP)
John Henry Jones (26 October 1894 – 31 October 1962[1]) was a British Labour Party politician.
Jones was born in Rotherham, and educated at Port Talbot School, at an elementary school in Rotherham, and at Bangor University.[2] He worked as a steel smelter, and during World War I he served in the Middle East with the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry.[2]
He was elected at the 1945 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton,[3] and held the seat until the constituency abolished in 1950. He was then elected as MP for Rotherham at the 1950 general election,[2] and held the seat until he was killed in a road accident on Halloween 1962.[2]
Jones was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Pakenahm while he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and to the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Christopher Mayhew from May to October 1947.[2] He was a joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply from October 1947 to 1950.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephens (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume IV, 1945–1979. Brighton: The Harvester Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 96. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Henry Jones
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Cecil George Cadogan and Sir Cyril Fullard Entwistle |
Member of Parliament for Bolton 1945–1950 With: John Lewis |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by William Dobbie |
Member of Parliament for Rotherham 1950–1962 |
Succeeded by Brian O'Malley |