Harry Jones (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry Jones (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1840

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1936

Profession: politician, explorer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Harry Jones (politician)

  • Harry Jones (September 29, 1840 – February 23, 1936) was a Welsh-born prospector and political figure in British Columbia.
  • He represented Cariboo from 1903 to 1909 as a Liberal. Born in Bryn Engan, Llangybi, Carnarvon in 1840, he arrived in British Columbia in June 1862, sailing by way of Cape Horn.
  • Jones travelled on foot to the Cariboo country, settling at Lytton.
  • He returned to Wales in 1876 and came back to North America in 1884.
  • He again lived in the Cariboo region until ill health forced him to move to Vancouver in 1933.
  • Jones was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1900.
  • He was elected in 1903 and reelected in 1907, but was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1909.
  • Jones died in 1936 at the Glen Hospital in Vancouver at the age of 95.

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