D. T. Jones

"David Thomas Jones" redirects here. For the British administrator and author, see David Thomas Jones (administrator). For the American astronaut, see Thomas David Jones. For other people named David Jones, see David Jones (disambiguation).

David Thomas Jones (17 October 1899 – 4 April 1963), also known as Dai Jones, was a British Labour Party politician.

Career

Jones was elected as Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools at the 1945 general election. He held the seat until his defeat by only 182 votes at the 1959 general election.

Personal life

Jones left school at 12 after passing his Labour examination. At 14, he began working as a railway signalman. Jones married Annie Pugh in 1920. They had four children, two of which died in infancy. In addition to his political career, he was a member of the Pontypridd urban district council and was an active member of the National Union of Railwaymen.

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• British Parliamentary election results: October 1959 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Thomas Jones