Robert J. Jones (6 May 1899 – 26 March 1962) was a
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trade union leader.
Born in North Wales, Jones worked from the age of thirteen. During
World War I, he served in the
British Army. After the war, he began working in a slate quarry. He joined the
North Wales Quarrymen's Union, a section of the
Transport and General Workers' Union, and began working for it full time in 1934. He was appointed as acting general secretary in 1946, then in 1950 became general secretary of the union. From 1946 to 1957, he also served on the
General Council of the Trades Union Congress. He retired in 1957, and died five years later.
Jones also served as a member of Merionethshire County Council, and served on the local district of the Welsh Board for Industry.
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1899 births
1962 deaths
Councillors in Wales
Welsh trade unionists