Henry Frank Jones (21 August 1920 – 4 March 1964) was a

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lawyer and politician. Jones served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrati ...

and became a barrister by career. He was first elected at the

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

riding in the 1957 general election held in June with 12905 votes. He was re-elected there for successive terms in

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

( 24622 votes ),

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

( 25341 votes ) and

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

( 26237 votes ). Jones died in office on 4 March 1964, during his term in the

26th Canadian Parliament The 26th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 16, 1963, until September 8, 1965. The membership was set by the 1963 federal election on April 8, 1963, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved ...

. Jones served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs from 1960 to 1963.

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* 1920 births 1964 deaths Lawyers in Saskatchewan Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan People from Lloydminster Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian lawyers {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub