Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Jones, M.P. (died 1664) was a Welsh-Irish soldier and politician from an influential

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family. The fourth son of Church of Ireland Bishop Lewis Jones (1542–1646) and the nephew of

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, Oliver Jones' brothers were either Protestant clerics ( Henry Jones,

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), soldiers and politicians ( Theophilus Jones, Michael Jones), or both – his brother Henry was the Church of Ireland

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, but also served as Scoutmaster General for

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. Oliver fought in the

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and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was appointed governor of

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in 1651. After the Restoration he was elected to the

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from

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in 1661, serving until his death in 1664. Oliver Jones had at least two children, Rebecca and Ambrose. Rebecca married the Reverend John Congreve of

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and had several children including Elizabeth, mother of the prominent judge Richard Power, who committed suicide in 1794.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926

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Year of birth unknown 1664 deaths Irish MPs 1661–1666 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub