Jones, Alfred James
Personal
Birth Date:
4 October 1871 (Gayndah, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 October 1945 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph Jones and Ann (nee Stevens)
Family:
Martha Elizabeth Leggert on 1 May 1894 at Gayndah, 4 sons, 5 daughters
Education:
Burnett State School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Pupil teacher, drover, storekeeper, gold miner
Local Government Service:
Lord Mayor of Brisbane, 1934-1940
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 15 Feb 1917 | 16 Sep 1920 | |
Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 21 Oct 1920 | 24 Feb 1922 | |
Assembly | ALP | Burnett | 27 Aug 1904 | 2 Oct 1909 | |
Assembly | ALP | Maryborough | 22 May 1915 | 14 Feb 1917 | |
Assembly | ALP | Paddington | 18 Mar 1922 | 11 May 1932 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Representative of Government in Legislative Council | 15 Feb 1917 | 24 Feb 1922 |
Secretary for Mines | 15 Feb 1917 | 20 May 1929 |
Additional Information
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 68246 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Laverty, John, 'Jones, Alfred James (1871-1945)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 505-506
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