John Jones
Constituency am 1Warwick
Assembly 1Queensland Legislative
Term start 14 February 1862
Term end 110 June 1863
Predecessor 1St. George Gore
Successor 1Arnold Wienholt, Sr.
Constituency am 2Mitchell
Assembly 2Queensland Legislative
Term start 218 March 1865
Term end 21 January 1866
Predecessor 2New seat
Successor 2Theodore Harden
Birth date1820
Birth placeSligo, Ireland
Death date27 February 1868
Death placeBrisbane, Australia
Birth nameJohn Gore Jones
SpouseElizabeth Gillman Nagle
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationBarrister, Crown Prosecutor

John Gore Jones (1820–1868) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Politics

On 14 January 1862, St. George Richard Gore, member for Warwick, resigned to contest a ministerial by-election after being made Secretary of Public Lands and Works. However, he was defeated by John Gore Jones who was elected at the resulting by-election on 4 February 1862. Jones held Warwick until 10 June 1863 (the 1863 election).[1][2][3]

He contested the seats of Brisbane and West Moreton in the 1863 election but was unsuccessful.[3]

Under the Additional Members Act 1864, six new electorates were created: Clermont, Kennedy, Maryborough, Mitchell, Rockhampton and Warrego. By-elections to fill the new seats were held on 1 February 1865 (Maryborough and Rockhampton), on 18 March 1865 (Clermont and Kennedy) and on 25 March 1865 (Mitchell and Warrego). Jones was elected in Mitchell on 18 March 1865 which he held until he resigned on 1 January 1866. Theodore Harden won the resulting by-election on 22 February 1866.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Jones, John Gore". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2015.