George Burpee Jones

Canadian politician

The Honourable George Burpee Jones

Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Kings
In office 1908–1921
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Royal
In office 1921–1935
Preceded by	Hugh Havelock McLean
Succeeded by	Alfred Johnson Brooks
Senator for New Brunswick, New Brunswick
In office July 20, 1935 – April 27, 1950
Appointed by	R. B. Bennett

Personal details
Born	(1866-01-09)January 9, 1866 Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick
Died	April 27, 1950(1950-04-27) (aged 84)
Political party	Provincial: Conservative Federal: Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Labour (1926)

George Burpee Jones (January 9, 1866 – April 27, 1950) was a Canadian merchant and politician.

Biography

Born in Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick, Jones represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1921. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Royal in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. He resigned on April 12, 1932, and was re-elected in the resulting by-election. In 1926, he was the Minister of Labour in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1935 representing the senatorial division of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1950.

Electoral history

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
By-election on 27 June 1932
	Conservative	George Burpee Jones	7,698	51.93	-5.21
	Liberal	Donald V. White	7,127	48.07	+5.21
Total valid votes			14,825	100.00

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Burpee Jones	7,698	57.14	+1.52
	Liberal	Donald V. White	5,774	42.86	−1.52
Total valid votes			13,472	100.00

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Burpee Jones	7,485	55.62	−1.52
	Liberal	Duncan McAlister	5,973	44.38	+1.52
Total valid votes			13,458	100.00

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Burpee Jones	7,485	57.14	+16.47
	Liberal	Duncan McAlister	5,614	42.86	+3.04
Total valid votes			13,099	100.00

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Burpee Jones	5,551	40.67	−27.10
	Liberal	Duncan McAlister	5,434	39.82	+7.59
	Independent	Harold Perkins	2,663	19.51
Total valid votes			13,648	100.00

References

George Burpee Jones – Parliament of Canada biography

v t e Ministers of Labour
Ministers of Labour (1900–96)	Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux¹ W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard
Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)²	Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden
Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13)	Stronach Finley Solberg Finley
Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15)	Kenney Poilievre
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present)	Duclos
Ministers of Labour (1996–2015)	Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana³ Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–2019)	Mihychuk Hajdu
Minister of Labour (2019–present)	Tassi O'Regan
¹Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. ²The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. ³Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".