Henry Jones (MP)

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2017}} '''Henry Jones''' (died 1792) was a British politician and clothier in London. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes from 1780 to 1784.<ref>{{cite book|title=The House of Commons, 1754-1790, Volume 1 History of Parliament|author=John Brooke, Lewis Bernstein Namier|publisher=Published for the History of Parliament Trust by H.M.S.O.|year=1964|page=411}}</ref> He took the place of Charles Garth, elected in September 1780, when Garth accepted a government office, becoming therefore MP in November 1780.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Taw7DVGrbRcC&pg=RA2-PA411 ''The House of Commons: 1509 - 1558 ; 3, Members N - Z, Volume 4'', p. 411.]</ref>

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