Robert Jones was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 between 1625 and 1629.

Jones was the son of Sir William Jones  and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP. In 1625, Jones was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Carnarvon in place of Edward Littleton, who preferred to sit for Leominster . He again replaced Littleton after the 1626 election. In 1628 he was elected MP for Flintshire

Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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  and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He held the estate of Castell-March. In 1644 he was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire

High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire

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