Henry Jones (Upper Canada politician)
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Henry Jones was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
. He represented Brockville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1830 to 1834 as a Conservative.
He was born in the United States
, the son of Joseph Jones. Jones married Lucy Catherine Macdonell. He lived in Brockville
. He served in the Leeds militia and was a justice of the peace
for the Johnstown District. He was also postmaster for Brockville.
Jones was a cousin of Jonas
and Charles Jones
, who both also served in the assembly.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
. He represented Brockville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
from 1830 to 1834 as a Conservative.
He was born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the son of Joseph Jones. Jones married Lucy Catherine Macdonell. He lived in Brockville
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
. He served in the Leeds militia and was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the Johnstown District. He was also postmaster for Brockville.
Jones was a cousin of Jonas
Jonas Jones
Jonas Jones was a lawyer, judge, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1791, the son of Ephraim Jones. He was educated at John Strachan's school in Cornwall and studied law with Levius Peters Sherwood in Elizabethtown...
and Charles Jones
Charles Jones (Upper Canada politician)
Charles Jones was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1781, the son of Ephraim Jones, and came to Augusta Township, then known as Township No. 7, in Upper Canada with his family in 1784...
, who both also served in the assembly.