Rees Rutland Jones (1840–1916) was a solicitor and politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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Early life

Rees Rutland Jones was born in 1840 in

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, the son of Rees Jones and Ann (née Thompson). He was the nephew of David Jones, the department store merchant. First office building of Rees R and Sydney Jones in Rockhampton ca

First office building of Rees R and Sydney Jones in Rockhampton ca

Legal practice

The legal firm Rees R and Sydney Jones was established in 1864 by Rees Rutland Jones and is today the oldest existing legal practice in Queensland. Rees Jones was the solicitor for the Mount Morgan Mining Company and the solicitor for the Rockhampton Town Council from the years 1871 until 1896.

Politics

Jones was a member of the Rockhampton Municipal Council and the Member for Rockhampton North in the

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Later life

Jones died on 30 November 1916 in a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, following an operation. He had travelled to Sydney to seek medical treatment for an ailment of his throat. At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest practitioner on the Roll of the

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. The Rees R & Sydney Jones Building established in 1886 in Rockhampton for his legal firm is now heritage-listed.

Early life

Legal practice

Politics

Later life

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