Richard Jones (New South Wales politician, born 1843)

Gayton (built c.1885) was the home of Richard Jones MLC in Burwood Road, Burwood.

Richard Jones (3 December 1843 – 30 April 1909) was an Australian politician.[1]

He was born in Maitland to Richard Jones, at that time a newspaper publisher, and Martha Olley. He worked as a stock and station agent both in Sydney and in rural areas, eventually joining the firm Harrison, Jones and Devlin, of which he became managing director. On 20 February 1868 he married Mary Jane Coleson, with whom he had three children; he later married Edith Maria Moore, with whom he had a further eleven children. In 1899 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving until his death in Burwood in 1909.[2] In 1902 his third daughter, Edith Millie Jones, married Dr Frank Tidswell at St. Paul's Anglican Church Burwood.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Death of Mr. Richard Jones". The Maitland Daily Mercury. 7128, (4771). New South Wales, Australia. 1 May 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr Richard (3) Jones (1843-1909)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". The Australian Star (4422). New South Wales, Australia. 19 April 1902. p. 11. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.


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