Alfred Gilpin Jones

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The Honourable Alfred Gilpin Jones

Alfred Gilpin Jones PC (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Guy Carleton Jones and Frances Jones, he was a merchant and established his own firm, A. G. Jones and Company, in 1872.

In 1867, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Halifax. One of 18 members elected of the Anti-Confederation Party, he became an independent in 1869 and was defeated in 1872. He was re-elected in 1874 but was forced to resign in 1878 due to an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act. He was re-elected in the resulting 1878 by-election and was appointed Minister of Militia and Defence from January to October. He was defeated in the 1878 election and in 1882. He was re-elected in 1887 as a Liberal but was defeated in 1891.

From 1900 until his death in 1906, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by None	Member of Parliament for Halifax 1867–1872	Succeeded by William Johnston Almon and Stephen Tobin
Preceded by William Johnston Almon and Stephen Tobin	Member of Parliament for Halifax 1874–1878	Succeeded by Matthew Henry Richey and Malachy Bowes Daly
Preceded by Malachy Bowes Daly and John Fitzwilliam Stairs	Member of Parliament for Halifax 1887–1891	Succeeded by Thomas Edward Kenny and John Fitzwilliam Stairs
Political offices
Preceded by William Berrian Vail	Minister of Militia and Defence 1878	Succeeded by Louis-François-Rodrigue Masson
Government offices
Preceded by Malachy Bowes Daly	Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1900–1906	Succeeded by Duncan Cameron Fraser