George Burpee Jones (January 9, 1866 – April 27, 1950) was a
Canadian merchant and politician.
Biography
Born in
Belleisle Bay
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*White perch
*Smallmouth bass
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,
New Brunswick, Jones represented King's County in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1921. He was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the riding of
Royal in the
1921 federal election. A
Conservative, he was re-elected in
1925
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1926
Events January
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, and
1930
Events
January
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. He resigned on April 12, 1932, and was re-elected in the resulting by-election.
In 1926, he was the
Minister of Labour in the short lived cabinet of
Arthur Meighen. He was appointed to the
Senate of Canada
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in 1935 representing the senatorial division of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1950.
Electoral history
References
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1866 births
1950 deaths
Canadian senators from New Brunswick
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs
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