William Jones (New Zealand politician)

William Jones (1868–1953) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He won the Northland electorate of Marsden in the 1925 general election, defeating Alfred Murdoch, but was defeated by Murdoch in the next general election in 1928.

In the 1946 New Year Honours Jones was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services as mayor of Whangarei and chairman of the Provincial Patriotic Council in that region.

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1868 births

1953 deaths

Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives

New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire

New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates

Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs

Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election

Unsuccessful candidates in the 1928 New Zealand general election

Mayors of places in the Northland Region