George Burpee Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Kings | |
| In office 1908–1921 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Royal | |
| In office 1921–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Havelock McLean |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Johnson Brooks |
| Senator for New Brunswick, New Brunswick | |
| In office July 20, 1935 – April 27, 1950 | |
| Appointed by | R. B. Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1866 Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick |
| Died | April 27, 1950 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Provincial: Conservative Federal: Conservative |
| Cabinet | Minister of Labour (1926) |
George Burpee Jones (January 9, 1866 – April 27, 1950) was a Canadian merchant and politician.
Biography
Born in Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick, Jones represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1921. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Royal in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. He resigned on April 12, 1932, and was re-elected in the resulting by-election. In 1926, he was the Minister of Labour in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1935 representing the senatorial division of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1950.
Electoral history
| By-election on 27 June 1932 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Burpee Jones | 7,698 | 51.93 | -5.21 | ||
| Liberal | Donald V. White | 7,127 | 48.07 | +5.21 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,825 | 100.00 | ||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Burpee Jones | 7,698 | 57.14 | +1.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Donald V. White | 5,774 | 42.86 | −1.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,472 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Burpee Jones | 7,485 | 55.62 | −1.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan McAlister | 5,973 | 44.38 | +1.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,458 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Burpee Jones | 7,485 | 57.14 | +16.47 | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan McAlister | 5,614 | 42.86 | +3.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,099 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Burpee Jones | 5,551 | 40.67 | −27.10 | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan McAlister | 5,434 | 39.82 | +7.59 | ||||
| Independent | Harold Perkins | 2,663 | 19.51 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 13,648 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
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