William Jones (Arfon MP)

For other people named William Jones, see William Jones (disambiguation).

William Jones
Member of Parliament for Arfon
In office 13 July 1895 – 9 May 1915
Preceded by	William Rathbone
Succeeded by	Caradoc Rees
Junior Lord of the Treasury
In office 1911–1915
Personal details
Born	c. March 1860 Penmynydd, Anglesey
Died	9 May 1915(1915-05-09) (aged 55) Bangor, Caernarfonshire
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Bangor Normal College, University College of Wales

William Jones (1860^[1] – 9 May 1915) was a British Liberal Party 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 Llangefni. He was educated first at the British school at Llangefni, later becoming the pupil-teacher there. He continued his education at Bangor Normal College and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth^[2] He became a country schoolmaster, before working for the London School Board, and later as a private tutor at Oxford.^[3]

Political career

Jones entered the House of Commons as Liberal MP for Arfon in the 1895 general election. He was re-elected unopposed in 1900 and in 1906. In parliament he supported the 1908 Women's Enfranchisement Bill.^[4] He was re-elected in January and December 1910. In 1911 he was appointed to the Liberal administration of H. H. Asquith as a government whip. He died in office in May 1915.

Electoral results

General election 1895: Arfon ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	4,488	61.1	n/a
	Conservative	Prof. A W Hughes	2,860	38.9	n/a
Majority			1,628	22.2	n/a
Turnout				83.3	n/a
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

General election 1906: Arfon ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	5,945	70.1	n/a
	Conservative	Arthur E Hughes	2,533	29.9	n/a
Majority			3,412	40.2	n/a
Turnout				85.2	n/a
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

General election January 1910: Arfon ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	6,223	70.3
	Conservative	Arthur E Hughes	2,629	29.7
Majority			3,594	40.6
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. "Death of Mr. William Jones MP". Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald. 14 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
2. Liberal Year Book 1907
3. Debrett's House of Commons 1901
4. "WOMen's ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. (Hansard, 28 February 1908)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 February 1908.
5. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
6. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
7. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Jones

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Rathbone	Member of Parliament for Arfon 1895 – 1915	Succeeded by Caradoc Rees
Political offices
Preceded by Oswald Partington John Gulland William Wedgwood Benn Ernest Soares Percy Illingworth	Junior Lord of the Treasury 1911–1915 With: John Gulland 1911–1915 William Wedgwood Benn 1911–1915 Ernest Soares 1911 Percy Illingworth 1911–1912 Freddie Guest 1911–1912 Arthur Haworth 1912 Henry Webb 1912–1915 Cecil Beck 1915 Walter Rea 1915	Succeeded by William Wedgwood Benn Henry Webb Cecil Beck Walter Rea