Eloise Jones (politician)
Eloise May Jones (née Shaver; September 7, 1917 – March 8, 2004) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saskatoon in the House of Commons of Canada from 1964 to 1965.
Eloise May Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saskatoon | |
| In office 1964–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Jones |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Brand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1917 Avonmore, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 8, 2004 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | psychiatrist |
She won the seat in a by-election on June 22, 1964, following the death of Henry Jones, her husband and the district's incumbent Member of Parliament. She defeated Liberal candidate Sidney Buckwold, a mayor of Saskatoon who had also lost to Henry Jones in the 1963 election. She sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
Jones did not stand for reelection in the 1965 election, returning instead to her work as a psychiatrist.
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