Politics
In 1889 Haydn Jones was elected as a member of Merioneth Council, and a year later he was the chair of the council. He was eventually elected an Alderman. Jones continued to rise in the political world being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merioneth at the January 1910 general election. He continued to serve in this role until 1945 general election, and received a knighthood in 1937.
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