The Hon. Alfred Gilpin Jones
8th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office July 26, 1900 – March 15, 1906
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Governors General	The Earl of Minto The Earl Grey
Premier	George Henry Murray
Preceded by	Malachy Bowes Daly
Succeeded by	Duncan Cameron Fraser
Personal details
Born	(1824-09-28)September 28, 1824 Weymouth, Nova Scotia
Died	March 15, 1906(1906-03-15) (aged 81) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal

Alfred Gilpin Jones,PC (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was aCanadian businessman, politician, andeighthLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.^[1]

Born inWeymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Guy Carleton Jones and Frances Jones, he was a merchant and established his own firm, A. G. Jones and Company, in 1872.

In1867, he was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada for the riding ofHalifax. One of 18 members elected of theAnti-Confederation Party, he became an independent in 1869 and was defeated in1872. He was re-elected in1874 but was forced to resign in 1878 due to an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act. He was re-elected in the resulting 1878 by-election and was appointedMinister of Militia and Defence from January to October. He was defeated in the1878 election and in1882. He was re-elected in1887 as a Liberal but was defeated in1891.From 1900 until his death inHalifax in 1906, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

Jones was married twice: to Margaret Wiseman Stairs, the aunt ofJohn Fitzwilliam Stairs, in 1850 and to Emma Albro in 1877. Jones and his first wife, Margaret Wiseman had a daughterAlice, who was a writer known under her nom de plumeAlix John. Alice Jones was born and educated inHalifax, Nova Scotia, and studied languages in France and Italy. She wrote for the Toronto Week, and contributed a serial, "A Hazard of Hearts," toFrank Leslie's Monthly. She published a novel "The Night Hawk" in 1902 and "Bubbles We Buy" in 1903.^[2][3]

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election:Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Thomas Edward Kenny	5,274	27.69	Y
	Conservative	John Fitzwilliam Stairs	5,262	27.63	Y
	Liberal	Alfred Gilpin Jones	4,335	22.76
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	4,174	21.92
Total valid votes			19,045	100.00

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election:Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Alfred Gilpin Jones	4,243	25.53	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Edward Kenny	4,181	25.15	Y
	Conservative	John Fitzwilliam Stairs	4,099	24.66
	Liberal	H.H. Fuller	4,098	24.66
Total valid votes			16,621	100.00

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election:Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Independent Liberal	Patrick Power	3,186	45.52	Y
	Independent	Alfred Gilpin Jones	2,979	42.56	Y
	Unknown	G. Robb	834	11.92
Total valid votes			6,999	100.00
Source:lop.parl.ca

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election:Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	William Johnston Almon	2,528	25.55	Y
	Liberal	Stephen Tobin	2,486	25.12	Y
	Independent Liberal	Patrick Power	2,452	24.78
	Independent	Alfred Gilpin Jones	2,430	24.56
Total valid votes			9,896	100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election:Halifax
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Anti-Confederation	Alfred Jones	2,381	26.28	Y
	Anti-Confederation	Patrick Power	2,367	26.13	Y
	Unknown	John Tobin	2,158	23.82
	Unknown	S. Shannon	2,154	23.77
Total valid votes			9,060	100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]

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