John Jones (1812 – 28 February 1886) was a

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banker and

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politician.

Early life

Born near

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, he was the third son of John and Mary Jones. He was called to the bar at the

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, but never practised as a

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. He married Anne Thomas, daughter of Major David Thomas of Wellfield House,

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in 1842. He lived at the family estate of Blaenôs, Llandovery and had a townhouse in St James's, London. He held the office of

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in 1854 and was a

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and deputy lieutenant for Carmarthenshire.

Banking

His grandfather, David Jones, had established a bank in Llandovery in 1799, and on his death in 1839 the business passed to John and his elder brothers David and William. The brothers expanded the bank as David Jones & Company.

Member of parliament

In 1868, John's elder brother David Jones, one of two

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for the County of Carmarthenshire, announced that he was retiring due to ill-health. John was chosen to defend the seat for the

. He was elected at the 1868 general election and held the seat unopposed until 1880. At the general election of that year he was defeated by a

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candidate, Walter Powell.

Death

Towards the end of his life, Jones was said to have aged suddenly, although he continued to walk back and forth on a daily basis to the town of Llandovery, around a mile and a half from his home. He had done so on the day of his death but, shortly after his return, he died suddenly having collapsed in a field while watching some men ploughing. His death was attributed to heart disease.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, John 1812 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 People from Llandovery Deputy Lieutenants of Carmarthenshire High Sheriffs of Carmarthenshire Members of the Middle Temple Welsh bankers 19th-century British businesspeople