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William Jones (New Zealand politician)

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New Zealand politician

William Jones
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1925–1928 22nd Marsden Reform

William Jones MBE (1868–1953) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He won the Northland electorate of Marsden in the 1925 general election, defeating Alfred Murdoch, but was defeated by Murdoch in the next general election in 1928.

In the 1946 New Year Honours Jones was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services as mayor of Whangarei and chairman of the Provincial Patriotic Council in that region.

References

  1. Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 117.
  2. "No. 37410". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1946. p. 162.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded byAlfred Murdoch Member of Parliament for Marsden
1925–1928
Succeeded byAlfred Murdoch


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