Llewellyn Charles Russell Jones (1855 – 13 May 1912) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney, the son of solicitor John Russell. After attending

Sydney Grammar School Sydney Grammar School (SGS, colloquially known as Grammar) is an independent, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia. Incorporated in 1854 by an Act of Parliament and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer "c ...

, he became a solicitor's clerk before his admission as a solicitor in 1878. He was a long-serving Petersham alderman and served as mayor from 1891 to 1894. In 1894 he was elected to the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House ...

as the

Free Trade Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold Economic liberalism, economically liberal positions, while economic nationalist politica ...

member for Petersham, serving until his defeat in 1898. Jones died at

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in England in 1912.

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1855 births 1912 deaths Colony of New South Wales people Mayors of Petersham Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians People educated at Sydney Grammar School {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub