John Jones, often known as ''Ivon'' (10 May 1820 - 6 September 1898) was a Welsh radical and man of letters, who played a prominent role in the political life of Cardiganshire and beyond in the late nineteenth century. He was a close acquaintance of the radical preacher

Kilsby Jones James Rhys Jones (1813–1889), usually known as Kilsby Jones, was a Welsh nonconformist minister, writer and lecturer. Life Born on 4 February 1813 at Penylan, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, he was the son of Rhys Jones, a small farmer and lo ...

. Jones was born in the Mynydd-bach area in upland Cardiganshire, received little formal education. He became a grocer and relatively prosperous tradesman in

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth () is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in ...

where he lived from 1835 until his death. He actively participated in the religious and literary life of Aberystwyth, before it became a university town. He was the secretary of the National Eisteddfod held at Aberystwyth in 1865, and received a gold medal for his services. He was an active Calvinistic Methodist. In later years, he published material on history and folklore. In 1865, Ivon was a prominent supporter of David Davies in his unsuccessful campaign in the Cardiganshire constituency. Ivon died on 6 September 1898 and was buried at Aberystwyth.

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*{{cite journal, last1=Jones, first1=Ieuan Gwynedd, title=Cardiganshire Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, journal=Ceredigion, date=1964, volume=5, issue=1, pages=14–41, url=https://datasyllwr.llgc.org.uk/journals/pdf/AWJAY005004.pdf, access-date=30 April 2018 1820 births 1898 deaths Welsh political people People from Aberystwyth