Arthur Jones (politician)
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Arthur Jones (23 October 1915 - 6 December 1991) was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
Bedford
-born, Jones was educated at Bedford Modern School and became an estate agent, company director and farmer in north Bedfordshire
. He became a councillor on Bedford Borough Council
in 1949 and on Bedfordshire County Council
in 1956, serving as Mayor of Bedford 1957-59. He was vice-president of the Association of Municipal Corporations and was chairman of the Conservative Party national advisory committee on local government
.
Jones contested Wellingborough
in 1955. He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Northamptonshire South from a 1962 by-election
to 1974, and for Daventry
from 1974 to 1979. His successor as MP for Daventry was Reg Prentice, previously MP for Newham North East
who had defected from the Labour Party
to the Conservatives two years earlier. He died in Bedford aged 76.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
-born, Jones was educated at Bedford Modern School and became an estate agent, company director and farmer in north Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. He became a councillor on Bedford Borough Council
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
in 1949 and on Bedfordshire County Council
County council
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in 1956, serving as Mayor of Bedford 1957-59. He was vice-president of the Association of Municipal Corporations and was chairman of the Conservative Party national advisory committee on local government
Local government
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.
Jones contested Wellingborough
Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Wellingborough is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in 1955. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Northamptonshire South from a 1962 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
to 1974, and for Daventry
Daventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Daventry is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a strongly Conservative seat.- Boundaries :The constituency covers the west of Northamptonshire and is named for the market town of Daventry...
from 1974 to 1979. His successor as MP for Daventry was Reg Prentice, previously MP for Newham North East
Newham North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Newham North East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham...
who had defected from the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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to the Conservatives two years earlier. He died in Bedford aged 76.