Charles Jones was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1624 and 1640. Jones was the son of

Sir William Jones Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India. He is particularly known for his proposition of th ...

and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP. Jones was a barrister of

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and was recorder of Beaumaris in 1625.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1624, Jones was elected

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for

Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town of Anglesey. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from ...

. He was re-elected to the seat in 1625, 1626 and 1628 when he sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He and his brother

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were joint prothonotaries and clerks of the crown for Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire but surrendered the positions in November 1636. By 1640 Jones was recorder of

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...

. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Beaumaris and for

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in the

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. Jones was the proprietor of Castell-March.

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, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Charles Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640 (April) Members of the Parliament of England for Beaumaris