Francis Jones was an Ontario

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 civil engineer, provincial land surveyor and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North

Leeds North and Grenville North

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Conservative

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 member from 1867 to 1874.

He was born in Ballykilleen, County Carlow

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, Ireland

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 in 1815, the son of Edward Jones and Rowanna Sparling. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 in 1854 before being elected for North Leeds and Grenville in 1861 and 1863. He was elected again following Confederation

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 and served until he was defeated in 1874. Jones ran unsuccessfully for reelection again in 1878. He lived in Kemptville

Kemptville, Ontario

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and died there at the age of 71. Jones never married.