JONES, FREDERIC (1832-90) was born at Arley Castle, Shropshire, and educated by the Rev G. Wharton. He qualified as an architect and spent some years with Haslam and Butler, London. In 1863 he came to Canterbury for health reasons in the Chariot of Fame, and for some years was in the employ of F. Jenkins, builder, with whom later he started an unsuccessful flaxmill at Kaiapoi. He was afterwards with W. Montgomery and Co.

Jones was a member of the Heathcote road board, and member and sometime chairman of the South Waimakariri board of conservators (afterwards the South Waimakariri river board). He made a valuable report on the protection of Christchurch against flood. In 1881 he was elected to the Selwyn county council, and he took part in formulating the Halswell drainage scheme (1882). From 1883 till his death he was chairman of the Cashmere domain board, and for some years he was chairman of the hospital and charitable aid board (1886-87). In 1887 he was twice successful in parliamentary elections for Heathcote, which he represented to the time of his death (8 Sep 1890). Jones was interested also in the horticultural society, the industrial association and the Lancaster Park Co. He took part in the proceedings of the sweating commission.

Lyttelton Times, 1 Oct 1890. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 1, page 238

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