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|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1871 Gayndah, Queensland |
| Died | 7 October 1945 Brisbane General Hospital |
| Resting place | St John's Cathedral, Brisbane |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Elizabeth Leggett |
| Children | 5 sons, 4 daughters |
| Occupation | Public servant, company director, miner |
| Religion | Anglican |
Alfred James Jones was born at Gayndah, Queensland in 1871, and after a basic education became a stockman and miner. He spent a short time teaching, was a Cobb & Co driver and spent six years mining.[1] He married Martha Elizabeth Leggett in Gayndah in 1895.
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Jones contested four Queensland Legislative Assembly seats for the Australian Labor Party, and held three of them. He won Burnett in 1904 with 68% of the vote, but lost the seat after one term and failed to regain it in the 1912 election.
He won Maryborough in 1915 with about 56% of the vote.[1] He resigned on the 14 February 1917 to become Leader of the Government in the upper house.
He contested Carnarvon in 1920 but was not elected, and returned to the upper house. He was one of the last members of the Queensland Legislative Council, as he led the vote to abolish the upper house in 1921, leading to its abolition on 3 March 1922.
He won Paddington in 1922 and held the seat until 1932 when the district was abolished due to redistribution.[1] Jones was Secretary for Mines for most of the period from 1917 to 1929.[1]
Jones was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1932 to 1940. He attempted to solidify the Greater Brisbane vision of the 1925 amalgamation with a large system of civic loans, but his administration was plagued by accusations of corruption and inefficiency, leading to a complete Labor collapse in the 1940 election.
Jones died in hospital in Brisbane on 7 October 1945.
| Preceded by John William Greene |
Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1934–1940 |
Succeeded by John Beals Chandler |