Rees Jones (politician)

Rees Rutland Jones (1840–1916) was a solicitor and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Rees Jones
Rees Jones c.1890
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton North
In office 12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	William Harding
Personal details
Born	Rees Rutland Jones 12 February 1840 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 November 1916 (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Waverley Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Jane Brown (m.1865)
Relations	David Jones (uncle)
Occupation	Solicitor

Early life

Rees Rutland Jones was born in 1840 in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Rees Jones and Ann (née Thompson).[1] He was the nephew of David Jones, the department store merchant.[2]

First office building of Rees R and Sydney Jones in Rockhampton ca. 1875

Legal practice

The legal firm Rees R and Sydney Jones was established in 1864 by Rees Rutland Jones and is today the oldest existing legal practice in Queensland. Rees Jones was the solicitor for the Mount Morgan Mining Company and the solicitor for the Rockhampton Town Council from the years 1871 until 1896.[3]

Politics

Jones was a member of the Rockhampton Municipal Council and the Member for Rockhampton North in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[3]

Later life

Jones died on 30 November 1916 in a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, following an operation. He had travelled to Sydney to seek medical treatment for an ailment of his throat.[1][4]

At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest practitioner on the Roll of the Supreme Court of Queensland.[3]

The Rees R & Sydney Jones Building established in 1886 in Rockhampton for his legal firm is now heritage-listed.[3]

References

1. "Jones, Rees Rutland". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. Shanahan, J. P. Jones, Rees Rutland (1840–1916). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. "Callianiotis Constructions (entry 600804)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
4. "DEATH OF MR. REES R. JONES". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 1 December 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).

Further reading

• McDonald, Lorna; Cook, Robyn; Rees R. Sydney Jones (Firm) (1989), A proud name : Rees. R. & Sydney Jones, R. & S. Jones, ISBN 978-0-7316-7402-2