George Jones (New Zealand politician)
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1880–1881 | 7th | Waitaki | Independent | |
George Jones (1844 – 16 December 1920) was a 19th-century member of parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Jones was born in Upper Hutt in 1844. He went to Australia with his parents, where he received his education at Scales Academy and then at the Geelong Grammar School. He learned his trade in printing and writing and returned to New Zealand in 1863, where he took up roles with the Christchurch newspapers Canterbury Standard (owned by Joseph Brittan), the Lyttelton Times, and then The Press.[1]
He represented the Waitaki electorate from 1880 to 1881, when he retired.[2] He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1895, until he died in 1920.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Waitaki 1880–1881 Served alongside: Samuel Shrimski |
Succeeded by Thomas Young Duncan |
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