John Richard Jones
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862–1863 | 3rd | Hampden | Independent | ||
John Richard Jones (died 4 May 1911) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Jones was the eldest son of Johnny Jones, a ship owner from Sydney and one of the earliest pioneers in Otago, where he bought a whaling station near Waikouaiti in 1838.[1] On 23 October 1855, Jones Jr. married Mary Orbell, the fourth daughter of John Orbell of Hawkesbury.[2]
Jones represented the Hampden electorate from 1862 to 1863, when he resigned.[3] He died on 4 May 1911.[4]
