Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet (18 April 1859 – 20 April 1949) was a Welsh civil engineer and politician.
The son of a sea captain, he was brought up in Fishguard and studied at the University of Bristol. He qualified as a civil engineer and was involved in the building of the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester Ship Canal. He became a partner in Topham, Jones, & Railton, a successful engineering firm that obtained many government contracts and worked on the Aswan Dam among other projects.
Jones served in World War I as a major in the Royal Engineers; two of his three sons were killed in the war. From 1917 he was Petrol Controller and Commissioner for Dyes under the Board of Trade, and was created a baronet in the same year. As a Coalition Liberal, he was MP for Pembrokeshire from December 1918 to October 1922. In 1918 he became Chairman of the Road Transport Board, and in 1919 he was appointed Controller of Coal Mines. In 1926 he became chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council, and was both High Sheriff (1911) and Lord Lieutenant (1932) of his native county of Pembrokeshire. He was involved in the administration of the Church in Wales, National Library of Wales and University of Wales at various times. Evan Davies Jones collected Welsh bookplates as a hobby.
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References
- The Welsh Book-plates in the Collection of Sir Evan Davies Jones (A. L. Humphreys 1920).
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWalter Francis Roch | Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1918–1922 |
Succeeded byGwilym Lloyd George |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byThe Viscount St Davids | Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire 1932–1944 |
Succeeded byLaurence Hugh Higgon |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Pentower) 1917–1949 |
Succeeded byTom Barry Jones |
- 1859 births
- 1949 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies
- Lord-lieutenants of Pembrokeshire
- Royal Engineers officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- UK MPs 1918–1922
- High sheriffs of Pembrokeshire
- Deputy lieutenants of Pembrokeshire
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Pembrokeshire constituencies