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Cereno Upham Jones (26 July 1767–17 June 1851) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
. He represented Annapolis County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ...
from 4 June 1817 to 1818. He was born in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the most populous city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfi ...
on July 26, 1767. He was the son of Elisha Jones Jr. and Mehitabel Upham. He was elected to the provincial assembly in by-election held on 4 June 1817 after Peleg Wiswall was named a judge. After completing his term in the assembly, Jones served as a justice of the peace and an associate judge in the county's Court of Common Pleas. He died at
Weymouth, Nova Scotia Weymouth is a rural village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia on the Sissiboo River near its terminus on Baie Ste. Marie. History The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters. The town was formally founded by Loyalist James Mo ...
. His daughter Eliza married Samuel Campbell, who also served in the provincial assembly. His great grandson
Herbert Ladd Jones Herbert Ladd Jones (January 9, 1858 – December 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician. Early life and education Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of St. Clair Jones and Helen Ladd, Jones was educated at the schools in Weymouth and the Col ...
was elected to the Canadian House of Commons.


References


Calnek, W. A. ''History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia'' (1999)
* Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620–1988, for Cereno Upham Jones, pg. 2480. 1767 births 1851 deaths 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub