Arthur Raymond Jones (18 January 1909 – 3 September 1967) was an Australian farmer and politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of

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from 1950 until his death. Jones was born in

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but was raised in the country, in the small Wheatbelt town of Miling. He began farming in the area in the 1930s, and later also farmed at Bindoon.Arthur Raymond Jones
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2016. Jones enlisted in the

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(RAAF) in March 1942. He was posted to a flying school at the time of his discharge in March 1945.JONES, ARTHUR RAYMOND
WW2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 11 September 2016. In April 1948, Jones was elected to the Moora Road Board, where he served for four years. He entered parliament at the 1950 Legislative Council election, winning election to the new Midland Province. Jones was re-elected in 1956 and 1962, and then was appointed to West Province when Midland Province was abolished prior to the 1965 state election. After the 1959 election, he had been elected deputy chairman of committees. Jones died in office in September 1967, aged 58. He had married Mavis Mary Slater in February 1940, with whom he had two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ray 1909 births 1967 deaths Australian farmers Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II