Sydney Ionoval Jones (23 May 1894 – 28 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the

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Early life

Jones was born in 1894 at Makotoku, a locality some south of Napier in the

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district. He received his education from Hastings High School,

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, Wellington Teachers' Training College, and

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. Prior to finishing his tertiary education, he enrolled with the Samoan Expeditionary Force in 1914. Between 1916 and 1919, he went with the

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(NZEF) to France, Belgium, and Germany. He completed his studies after the war and graduated from Victoria with an MA (Hons) in economics. Jones then went teaching, first at

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and then at Hastings High School, where he became first assistant. In

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, he was president of the Old Boys Football Club and the local Returned Services' Association (RSA).

Political career

He won the electorate in the from Labour's Ted Cullen, but was defeated by Labour's Ted Keating in . Jones died in 1982, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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* * * 1894 births 1982 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs People educated at Napier Boys' High School New Zealand military personnel of World War I Victoria University of Wellington alumni People from Hastings, New Zealand People educated at Hastings Boys' High School Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1954 New Zealand general election Burials at Hastings Cemetery, New Zealand {{NZNational-politician-stub