Alfred Gilpin Jones
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Alfred Gilpin Jones | |
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office July 26, 1900 – March 15, 1906 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
| Governors General | The Earl of Minto The Earl Grey |
| Premier | George Henry Murray |
| Preceded by | Malachy Bowes Daly |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Cameron Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1824 Weymouth, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 15, 1906 (aged 81) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Liberal |
Alfred Gilpin Jones, PC (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.[1]
Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Guy Carleton Jones and Frances Jones, he was a merchant and established his own firm, A. G. Jones and Company, in 1872.
In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Halifax. One of 18 members elected of the Anti-Confederation Party, he became an independent in 1869 and was defeated in 1872. He was re-elected in 1874 but was forced to resign in 1878 due to an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act. He was re-elected in the resulting 1878 by-election and was appointed Minister of Militia and Defence from January to October. He was defeated in the 1878 election and in 1882. He was re-elected in 1887 as a Liberal but was defeated in 1891. From 1900 until his death in Halifax in 1906, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.
