Jack Jones (Rotherham MP)

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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 Secretary to the Ministry of Supply from October 1947 to 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-85527-335-6
    .
  3. ISBN 0-900178-06-X
    .

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Preceded by
John Lewis
 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rotherham
1950–1962 		Succeeded by


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