George Burpee Jones
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George Burpee Jones (January 9, 1866 – April 27, 1950) was a Canadian merchant and politician.
Biography
Born in Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick, Jones represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1921. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Royal in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. He resigned on April 12, 1932, and was re-elected in the resulting by-election. In 1926, he was the Minister of Labour in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1935 representing the senatorial division of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1950.
Electoral history
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References
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- 1866 births
- 1950 deaths
- Canadian senators from New Brunswick
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators
- Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada