Robert Jones (Quebec politician)
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Robert Jones was a political figure in Canada East
. He represented Missisquoi
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1841 to 1844. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
from 1832 to 1838 and the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
from 1849 to 1850.
He was born in William Henry, probably the son of John Jones
and Marie-Magdelaine Heney. Jones lived in Stanbridge Township, in Saint-Jean and in Christieville
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Lower Canada assembly in 1830. Jones did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1844. He died in Montreal
and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery
.
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
. He represented Missisquoi
Missisquoi (electoral district)
Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.-History:...
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1841 to 1844. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
Legislative Council of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...
from 1832 to 1838 and the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
from 1849 to 1850.
He was born in William Henry, probably the son of John Jones
John Jones (Bedford politician)
John Jones was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1809 to 1810 and from 1820 to 1821....
and Marie-Magdelaine Heney. Jones lived in Stanbridge Township, in Saint-Jean and in Christieville
Iberville, Quebec
Iberville was a city in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, on the east side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Lower Canada assembly in 1830. Jones did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1844. He died in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal Cemetery
Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The burial ground shares the mountain with the much larger adjacent Roman Catholic cemetery -- Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges...
.