Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1862–1863 | 3rd | Hampden | Independent |
John Richard Jones (died 4 May 1911) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Jones was the eldest son of Johnny Jones, a ship owner from Sydney and one of the earliest pioneers in Otago, where he bought a whaling station near Waikouaiti in 1838. [1] On 23 October 1855, Jones Jr. married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury. [2]
Jones represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned. [3] He died on 4 May 1911. [4]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1862–1863 | 3rd | Hampden | Independent |
John Richard Jones (died 4 May 1911) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Jones was the eldest son of Johnny Jones, a ship owner from Sydney and one of the earliest pioneers in Otago, where he bought a whaling station near Waikouaiti in 1838. [1] On 23 October 1855, Jones Jr. married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury. [2]
Jones represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned. [3] He died on 4 May 1911. [4]