Ben Jones (Welsh solicitor)
{{Short description|Welsh solicitor (1914–1989)}}
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Benjamin George Jones CBE (18 November 1914 – 3 April 1989), was a Welsh Solicitor and Liberal Party politician. He was a partner at Linklaters & Paines, Solicitors.
Background
Jones was born the son of Thomas Jones. He was educated at Aberaeron County School and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In 1946 he married Menna Wynn-Jones. They had one son and one daughter. He was appointed a CBE in 1979.‘JONES, Benjamin George’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U165856, accessed 4 Aug 2017]
Political career
Jones was Liberal candidate for the Merioneth division at the 1959 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig He was chairman of the London Welsh Association. He was chairman of the Welsh Book Club in London. He was chairman of the Council for the Welsh Language, 1973–78.The Times Guide to the House of Commons. 1959
=Electoral record=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Thomas Jones
|votes=9,095
|percentage=40.7
|change=+2.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Ben Jones
|votes=8,119
|percentage=36.3
|change=+9.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Plaid Cymru
|candidate=Gwynfor Evans
|votes=5,127
|percentage=23.0
|change=+0.9
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{{Election box majority|
|votes=976
|percentage=4.4
|change=-6.9
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes=22,341
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|swing=-3.5
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