William Jones (Arfon MP)

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William Jones (1860 – 9 May 1915) was a British Liberal Party politician.

William Jones
Member of Parliament for Arfon
In office 13 July 1895 – 9 May 1915
Preceded by	William Rathbone
Succeeded by	Caradoc Rees
Junior Lord of the Treasury
In office 1911–1915
Personal details
Born	c. March 1860 Penmynydd, Anglesey
Died	9 May 1915(1915-05-09) (aged 55) Bangor, Caernarfonshire
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Bangor Normal College, University College of Wales

Early history

Jones was born in Penmynydd in 1860, the son of William, a peasant farmer and Jane. His father died when he was a child, and the family subsequently moved into Llangefni. He was educated first at the British school at Llangefni, later becoming the pupil-teacher there. He continued his education at Bangor Normal College and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth He became a country schoolmaster, before working for the London School Board, and later as a private tutor at Oxford.

Political career

Jones entered the House of Commons as Liberal MP for Arfon in the 1895 general election. He was re-elected unopposed in 1900 and in 1906. In parliament he supported the 1908 Women's Enfranchisement Bill. He was re-elected in January and December 1910. In 1911 he was appointed to the Liberal administration of H. H. Asquith as a government whip. He died in office in May 1915.

Electoral results

General election 1895: Arfon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	4,488	61.1	n/a
	Conservative	Prof. A W Hughes	2,860	38.9	n/a
Majority			1,628	22.2	n/a
Turnout				83.3	n/a
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

General election 1906: Arfon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	5,945	70.1	n/a
	Conservative	Arthur E Hughes	2,533	29.9	n/a
Majority			3,412	40.2	n/a
Turnout				85.2	n/a
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

General election January 1910: Arfon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	6,223	70.3
	Conservative	Arthur E Hughes	2,629	29.7
Majority			3,594	40.6
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Jones