Thomas Llewellyn Jones ( 8 March 1872 – 18 June 1946) was a company director and member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Thomas Jones | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Llewellyn Jones, 1941 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Oxley | |
| In office 22 May 1915 – 16 March 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Digby Denham |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Elphinstone |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 18 August 1919 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Llewellyn Jones 8 March 1872 Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
| Died | 18 June 1946 (aged 74) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Welsh Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Alice Lane (m. 1901 d. 1936), Gwendolen Gee (m. 1937 d. 1982) |
| Occupation | Company director |
Early life edit
Jones was born at Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales, to John Jones his wife Elizabeth (née Llewellyn). He came to Queensland at a young age and attended Brisbane Normal and Brisbane Grammar schools.[1]
Political career edit
Jones, representing the Labor, won the state seat of Oxley at the 1915 Queensland election, defeating the then Premier of Queensland, Digby Denham.[2] He held the seat for one term before losing to Cecil Elphinstone in 1918.[3]
When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[4] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[5]
In August 1919, Jones was one of three additional new members, and went on to serve for two and a half years until the Council was abolished in March 1922.[1]
Personal life edit
Jones was twice married, firstly to Amy Alice Lane in 1901, and together had a son and daughter. Amy died in 1936,[6] and a year later he married Gwendolen Gee[7] (died 1982).[6]
He was the chairman director of Foggitt, Jones & Co., provision merchants and commercial agents, a trustee of the Brisbane Grammar School, a senate member of the Queensland University, chairman of the Brisbane Hospital Board, and Commodore of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.[1]
Jones died in Brisbane in June 1946[1] and was cremated at Mount Thompson crematorium.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "THE VOTING". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b Family history research – Queensland Government Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 11 April 2015.