Thomas Llewellyn Jones

Thomas Llewellyn Jones ( 8 March 1872 – 18 June 1946) was a company director and member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

The Hon Thomas Jones
Thomas Llewellyn Jones, 1941
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Oxley
In office 22 May 1915 – 16 March 1918
Preceded by	Digby Denham
Succeeded by	Cecil Elphinstone
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 18 August 1919 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born	Thomas Llewellyn Jones 8 March 1872 Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died	18 June 1946 (aged 74) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Welsh Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Amy Alice Lane (m. 1901 d. 1936), Gwendolen Gee (m. 1937 d. 1982)
Occupation	Company director

Early life

Jones was born at Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales, to John Jones his wife Elizabeth (née Llewellyn). He came to Queensland at a young age and attended Brisbane Normal and Brisbane Grammar schools.[1]

Political career

Jones, representing the Labor, won the state seat of Oxley at the 1915 Queensland election, defeating the then Premier of Queensland, Digby Denham.[2] He held the seat for one term before losing to Cecil Elphinstone in 1918.[3]

When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[4] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[5]

In August 1919, Jones was one of three additional new members, and went on to serve for two and a half years until the Council was abolished in March 1922.[1]

Personal life

Jones was twice married, firstly to Amy Alice Lane in 1901, and together had a son and daughter. Amy died in 1936,[6] and a year later he married Gwendolen Gee[7] (died 1982).[6]

He was the chairman director of Foggitt, Jones & Co., provision merchants and commercial agents, a trustee of the Brisbane Grammar School, a senate member of the Queensland University, chairman of the Brisbane Hospital Board, and Commodore of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.[1]

Jones died in Brisbane in June 1946[1] and was cremated at Mount Thompson crematorium.[8]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
3. "THE VOTING". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
4. "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. Family history research – Queensland Government Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
7. "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
8. "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 11 April 2015.