Sir William Elwyn Edwards Jones (5 January 1904 – 4 July 1989) was a Welsh

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and Labour politician elected as Labour MP for Conway in

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. He was narrowly defeated by the

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candidate Peter Thomas in

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and was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain the seat in

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. William Elwyn Edwards Jones was born in

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, the son of Rev Robert William Jones, a Methodist minister, and his wife, Elizabeth. He was educated at Bottle Secondary School and Ffestiniog Grammar School and the University College of North Wales, Bangor and the University of London. He served as

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of Bangor from 1939 to 1969. He served as a member of the National Parks Commission from 1966 to 1968, and of the Countryside Commission for Wales from 1968 to 1971. He was

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in 1978.

Marriage

In 1936, Jones married, Dyddgu, the daughter of Reverend Dr Edward Tegla Davies. The couple had three children, one son and two daughters. They lived at 23 Glyngarth Court, Glyngarth, Menai Bridge.

Death

Sir Elwyn Jones died at

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, aged 85.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995''.

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Sir (William) Elwyn Edwards Jones
portraits at the National Portrait Gallery {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Elwyn 1904 births 1989 deaths People from Caernarfon Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1950–1951 Knights Bachelor Welsh solicitors Local government officers in the United Kingdom