John Jones, often known as ''Ivon'' (10 May 1820 - 6 September 1898) was a Welsh radical and man of letters, who played a prominent role in the political life of Cardiganshire and beyond in the late nineteenth century. He was a close acquaintance of the radical preacher
Kilsby Jones.
Jones was born in the Mynydd-bach area in upland Cardiganshire, received little formal education.
He became a grocer and relatively prosperous tradesman in
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...
where he lived from 1835 until his death.
He actively participated in the religious and literary life of Aberystwyth, before it became a university town. He was the secretary of the National Eisteddfod held at Aberystwyth in 1865, and received a gold medal for his services. He was an active Calvinistic Methodist. In later years, he published material on history and folklore.
In 1865, Ivon was a prominent supporter of
David Davies in his unsuccessful campaign in the Cardiganshire constituency.
Ivon died on 6 September 1898 and was buried at Aberystwyth.
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Books and journals
*{{cite journal, last1=Jones, first1=Ieuan Gwynedd, title=Cardiganshire Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, journal=Ceredigion, date=1964, volume=5, issue=1, pages=14–41, url=https://datasyllwr.llgc.org.uk/journals/pdf/AWJAY005004.pdf, access-date=30 April 2018
1820 births
1898 deaths
Welsh political people
People from Aberystwyth