Travers Jones (2 March 1832 – 9 June 1908) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in

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, the son of Gustavus Jones of Belville. He arrived in

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in 1852 and was a miner and mine manager. He married Emily Crowe on 17 November 1875, with whom he had six children. In 1878 he lost the use of his hands following a mine accident at

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. He owned mines at Muttama and

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. In 1885 Jones was elected to the

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as the member for

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. A

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, he was re-elected in 1887 and 1889 but defeated in 1891, before returning to the Assembly in 1894. He was defeated again in 1898. Jones died at Camperdown in 1908.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Travers 1832 births 1908 deaths Colony of New South Wales politicians People from the Colony of Victoria Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Protectionist Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians Irish emigrants to Australia