Alfred Gilpin Jones
| The Hon. Alfred Gilpin Jones | |
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
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In office July 26, 1900 – March 15, 1906 | |
| Monarch |
Victoria Edward VII |
| Governor 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 |
| Political party | Liberal |
Alfred Gilpin Jones, PC (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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 Canadian House of Commons 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.
Family
Jones was married twice: to Margaret Wiseman Stairs, the aunt of John Fitzwilliam Stairs, in 1850 and to Emma Albro in 1877.
Jones and his first wife, Margaret Wiseman had a daughter Alice Jones, who was a writer known under her nom de plume" Alix John." Miss Alice Jones was born and educated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and studied languages in France and Italy. She wrote for the Toronto Week, and contributed a serial, "A Hazard of Hearts," to Frank Leslie's Monthly. As Alix Jones, she published a novel "The Night Hawk" in 1902 and "Bubbles We Buy" in 1903. Alice lived with her father in Government House, Halifax, N.S.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Morgan, Henry James Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Toronto, 1903)
- ↑ Alice Jones - image
- Alfred Gilpin Jones – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Alfred Gilpin Jones". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by None |
Member of Parliament for Halifax with Patrick Power 1867–1872 |
Succeeded by William Johnston Almon Stephen Tobin |
| Preceded by William Johnston Almon Stephen Tobin |
Member of Parliament for Halifax with Patrick Power 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Matthew Henry Richey Malachy Bowes Daly |
| Preceded by Malachy Bowes Daly John Fitzwilliam Stairs |
Member of Parliament for Halifax with Thomas Edward Kenny 1887–1891 |
Succeeded by Thomas Edward Kenny John Fitzwilliam Stairs |
| Ministers of Militia and Defence (1867–1923) | |
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| Ministers of National Defence (1923–) |
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| Associate Ministers of National Defence (1953–2013, 2015–) | |
| Ministers of the Naval Service (1910–22) | |
| World War I | |
| World War II | |
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| Post-Confederation (1867–present) | |
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| Lieutenant-Governors before Confederation (1786–1867) | |
| Lieutenant-Governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820) | |
| Governors before Confederation (1710–86) | |
Lieutenant-Governors who served in the absence of Governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics. | |
