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Charles Edwin Jones (1828–1903)
Charles Edwin Jones (1828-1903), politician, was born at Devonport, England, son of John Jones, a Welshman, and his wife Elizabeth, née Tucker. He followed his father's trade and became a tailor, active in radical and temperance causes and vehement against Roman Catholics. In 1850 at Devonport he married Anne Letitia Angear; next year they sailed for Melbourne where he worked as a tailor until 1862 when he made a composition with his creditors. In 1861 he had a sensational but successful battle...
