John Jones (Carmarthenshire MP)

John Jones (1812 – 28 February 1886) was a Welsh banker and Conservative Party politician.

John Jones
Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire
In office 27 November 1868 – 31 March 1880 Serving with Edward Sartoris (1868–1874) Viscount Emlyn (1874–1880)
Preceded by	David Jones David Pugh
Succeeded by	Viscount Emlyn Walter Powell
Personal details
Born	1812 Llwynberllan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died	28 February 1886 (aged 73–74) Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Anne Thomas ​ (m. 1842⁠–⁠1886)​

Early life

Born near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, he was the third son of John and Mary Jones.[1] He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, but never practised as a barrister.[2] He married Anne Thomas, daughter of Major David Thomas of Wellfield House, Radnorshire in 1842.[2] He lived at the family estate of Blaenôs, Llandovery and had a townhouse in St James's, London.[1][2] He held the office of High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1854 and was a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Carmarthenshire.[2][3][4]

Banking

His grandfather, David Jones, had established a bank in Llandovery in 1799, and on his death in 1839 the business passed to John and his elder brothers David and William. The brothers expanded the bank as David Jones & Company.[4]

Member of 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. John was chosen to defend the seat for the Conservative Party. He was elected at the 1868 general election and held the seat unopposed until 1880.[5] At the general election of that year he was defeated by a Liberal party candidate, Walter Powell.[6]

Death

Towards the end of his life, Jones was said to have aged suddenly, although he continued to walk back and forth on a daily basis to the town of Llandovery, around a mile and a half from his home. He had done so on the day of his death but, shortly after his return, he died suddenly having collapsed in a field while watching some men ploughing. He death was attributed to heart disease.[7]

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

1. Thomas, Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales. London: Longmans Green. p. 292. ISBN 9780806313146.
2. "Deaths". Morning Post. 2 March 1886.
3. "No. 21517". The London Gazette. 31 January 1854. p. 265.
4. Baker-Jones, D L (1975). "Pantglas and the Jones Families". The Carmarthenshire Historian. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
5. "The General Election". Western Mail. Cardiff. 10 March 1880.
6. "The Day's Election News". Pall Mall Gazette. London. 8 April 1880.
7. "Sudden Death of Mr Jones, Bluenose, Llandovery". Weekly Mail. 6 March 1886. p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Jones