Thomas Llewellyn Jones ( 8 March 1872 – 18 June 1946) was a company director and member of both the

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and Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Jones was born at Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales, to John Jones his wife Elizabeth (née Llewellyn). He came to

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at a young age and attended Brisbane Normal and

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schools.

Political career

Jones, representing the Labor, won the state seat of

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at the 1915 Queensland election, defeating the then Premier of Queensland, Digby Denham. He held the seat for one term before losing to

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. When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed

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in May 1917, Premier

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tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920)
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''. Retrieved 11 April 2015. In August 1919, Jones was one of three additional new members, and went on to serve for two and a half years until the Council was abolished in March 1922.

Personal life

Jones was twice married, firstly to Amy Alice Lane in 1901, and together had a son and daughter. Amy died in 1936,Family history research
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Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 11 March 2015. and a year later he married Gwendolen Gee (died 1982). He was the chairman director of Foggitt, Jones & Co., provision merchants and commercial agents, a trustee of the Brisbane Grammar School, a senate member of the Queensland University, chairman of the Brisbane Hospital Board, and Commodore of the

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. Jones died in Brisbane in June 1946 and was cremated at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Thomas Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Members of the Queensland Legislative Council 1872 births 1946 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland People from Welshpool