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Jones was chairman of the tramways committee. On the council he fought for various proposals, but following his elevation to
Cabinet he was unable to play as active a role in local affairs as he wished. The 1935 election resulted in a Labour majority on the council, however many of the councillors
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During this time he became a trade unionist, joining the
Bootmakers' Union for over 30 years. He worked his way up the union hierarchy and eventually became president of the union. He was also secretary of the Employees' Sick Benefit Society. In 1912 he joined the Otago Trades Council (of which he
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on 16 November 1884. His mother then married
Charles Jones in 1890. He first entered trade aged 14 in 1898 as a draper. Three years later he became an apprentice bootmaker. In 1910 he married Jessie Agnes Hudson with whom he had three sons. That same year, after finishing his apprenticeship, he
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398:His eldest son Ernest Frederick Jones, a returned
1400:Members of district health boards in New Zealand
1390:Independent Political Labour League politicians
1350:High commissioners of New Zealand to Australia
915:. No. 26623. 20 November 1947. p. 8.
664:As Minister of Defence during the duration of
1385:United Labour Party (New Zealand) politicians
1029:From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of
895:. No. 23368. 7 December 1937. p. 8.
833:. No. 32346. 26 May 1966. pp. 1, 3.
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827:"Labour Stalwart Dies In Dunedin".
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692:he was appointed by Prime Minister
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764:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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369:Workers' Educational Association
323:Charles Frederick Benney Dunshea
239:Charles Frederick Benney Dunshea
676:In 1935, Jones was awarded the
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867:on 26 September 2003
861:Dunedin City Council
704:Later life and death
421:Member of Parliament
404:1947 local elections
385:Dunedin City Council
174:Member of Parliament
1106:Minister of Defence
633:Minister of Defence
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375:Local-body politics
279:Jessie Agnes Hudson
61:Minister of Defence
1133:Postmaster-General
1091:Political offices
887:"A New Councillor"
754:"Jones, Frederick"
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696:as New Zealand's
684:Diplomatic career
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88:Peter Fraser
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1330:1966 deaths
1325:1884 births
1054:Walter Nash
968:Wilson 1985
956:Wilson 1985
694:Walter Nash
670:War cabinet
645:John A. Lee
441:Electorate
390:During the
262:25 May 1966
203:Preceded by
185:(1931–1946)
150:Preceded by
95:Preceded by
1319:Categories
1301:1958–1961
1275:Jim Barnes
1269:1946–1951
1248:1931–1946
1212:Jim Barnes
1196:1953–1956
1166:1944–1949
1145:Paddy Webb
1139:1935–1940
1110:1935–1949
1099:John Cobbe
1018:References
305:Profession
245:1884-11-16
220:Jim Barnes
167:Paddy Webb
100:John Cobbe
37:Fred Jones
1202:Jim Munro
1193:1935–1937
1081:154283103
579:St Kilda
337:Biography
284:Relations
193:In office
128:In office
69:In office
1052:(1976).
1027:(1986).
769:2 August
658:Achilles
606:St Kilda
555:St Kilda
361:Tom Paul
297:Children
178:St Kilda
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631:He was
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348:Dunedin
329:during
308:Cobbler
269:Dunedin
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444:Party
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321:(born
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1077:OCLC
1058:ISBN
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