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词条 Fred Jones (politician)
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  1. Biography

     Early life  Member of Parliament 

  2. Notes

  3. References

  4. External links

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Frederick Jones (16 November 1884 – 25 May 1966) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament and the Defence Minister during World War II.

Biography

Early life

Prior to entering Parliament, Jones was a bootmaker and trade unionist. He was born in Dunedin on 16 November 1884.[1]

Member of Parliament

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Fred Jones was the Member of Parliament for two Dunedin electorates: Dunedin South from {{NZ election link year|1931}} to 1946, and then St Kilda from {{NZ election link year|1946}} to {{NZ election link year|1951}} when he was defeated, and was also defeated in {{NZ election link year|1954}}.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=209}}

He was Minister of Defence from 1935 to 1949, and Postmaster-General between 1935 and 1940 in the First Labour Government.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=82–85}}

He was a member of the Dunedin City Council (1933–1937; 1950–1958), and was Deputy Mayor of Dunedin 1935–1937 and 1953–1956. Jones had previously contested the Mayoralty as the Labour candidate in 1929 unsuccessfully.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|pp=284}}

Later in life, he was the High Commissioner to Australia 1958–1960.

Notes

1. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title= Southern People: A dictionary of Otago Southland biography|year=1998 |publisher= Longacre Press Dunedin & Dunedin City Council |page= 258|quote= | url= |isbn= 1 877135 119 }}

References

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  • {{cite book |ref= harv |last=Gustafson |first=Barry |authorlink=Barry Gustafson |title=From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage |year=1986 |publisher=Reed Methuen |location=Auckland |isbn=0-474-00138-5}}
  • {{cite book |ref= harv |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}

External links

  • The Minister of Defence with army officers in the Middle East, 1943 (picture)
{{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef | before = Adam Hamilton}}{{s-ttl | title = Postmaster-General
and Minister of Telegraphs | years=1935–1940}}{{s-aft | after = Paddy Webb}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Frederick}}

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