William Jones (1860 – 9 May 1915) was a British

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politician.

Early history

Jones was born in Penmynydd in 1860, the son of William, a peasant farmer and Jane. His father died when he was a child, and the family subsequently moved into

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. He was educated first at the British school at Llangefni, later becoming the pupil-teacher there. He continued his education at

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and the

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, Aberystwyth He became a country schoolmaster, before working for the London School Board, and later as a private tutor at Oxford.

Political career

Jones entered the

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as Liberal MP for Arfon in the 1895 general election. He was re-elected unopposed in

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and in

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. In parliament he supported the 1908 Women's Enfranchisement Bill. He was re-elected in January and December 1910. In 1911 he was appointed to the Liberal administration of

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as a

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. He died in office in May 1915.

Electoral results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, William 1859 births 1915 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918