William Jones (of Treowen)

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William Jones (died July 1640) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614. [1]

House of Commons of England parliament of England up to 1707

The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Jones was the son of John Jones of Treowen. In 1614, Jones was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire. He was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1615.

Treowen Grade I listed country house in the United Kingdom

Treowen is an early 17th-century house in Monmouthshire, Wales, regarded as "the most important gentry house in the county".

Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs).

He was responsible for rebuilding the family house at Treowen where he lived in 1628. [2]

Jones married Jane Gwillim (or Gwilym), daughter of Moore Gwillim of Monmouth. [2]

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References

  1. "JONES, William II (aft. 1566-1640), of Treowen and Hendre Obaith, Llanarth, Mon". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 W R Williams Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Thomas Somerset
Sir John Herbert
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1614
With: Walter Montagu
Succeeded by
Sir Edmund Morgan
Charles Williams