John Henry Jones (26 October 1894 – 31 October 1962) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Rotherham, he finished Port Talbot School there then attended Bangor University.[1] A steel smelter by trade, he served during World War I in the Middle East with the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry.
Jones was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Pakenham while he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and to the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Christopher Mayhew from May to October 1947. He was a joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply from October 1947 to 1950.
Jones was elected at the 1945 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for Bolton,[2] and held the seat until the constituency abolished in 1950. He was then elected as MP for Rotherham at the 1950 general election, and held the seat until he was killed in a road accident on Halloween of 1962.
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