Vince Jones (politician)

Vincent Edward Jones (15 June 1910 – 30 October 1971) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Australia.[1]

Vince Jones
Vince Jones, 1950
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Callide
In office
29 Apr 1950 – 30 October 1971
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byLindsay Hartwig
Personal details
Born
Vincent Edward Jones

(1910-06-15)15 June 1910
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Died30 October 1971(1971-10-30) (aged 61)
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeNorth Rockhampton Cemetery
Political partyCountry Party
SpouseDoris Elsie McNamara (m.1936)
OccupationDairy farmer

Biography

Jones was born in Barcaldine, Queensland, the son of Frank Harold Jones and his wife Kathleen Clarke (née Ivers). He was educated at Kalapa State School at Kalapa, Queensland and on leaving school became a dairy farmer, pig raiser and breeder.

On 16 June 1936 Jones married Doris Elsie McNamara and together had a son and a daughter.[1] He died in October 1971 at his home in Yeppoon[1] and was buried in the North Rockhampton Cemetery.[2]

Public career

Jones started out in politics as an alderman on the Fitzroy Shire Council from 1944 to 1950.[1]

At the 1950 Queensland state election, Jones won the new seat of Callide for the Country Party, easily defeating his Labor opponent, Patrick Moore.[3] He went on to represent the electorate until his death in 1971. Jones was the Chief Government Whip from 1960–1971.[1]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. Deceased search — Rockhampton Regional Council. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. "BRISBANE". The Courier-mail. No. 5078. Queensland, Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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