1323 David Jones

Constituency : Stroud  1892-5, Swansea  District  1895-1914

David  took  Stroud  from  the  Tories.

David  was  the  son  of  a  Congregationalist  minister  from  Swansea. He  was  educated  at  University  College, London  after  the  family  moved  to  London. He  became  a  barrister  and  then  a  county  court  judge  which  he  gave  up  to  become  an  MP. He  was  not  a  fluent  Welsh  speaker.

In  his  first  Parliamentary  stint,  David  served  on  the  Welsh  Land  Commission. he  helped  draft  the  charter  of  the  University  of  Wales.

David  did  not  defend  his  seat  in  1895,  switching  to  Swansea  District.

In  1906  David  was  knighted.

In  1907  David  served  on  the  Welsh  Church  Commission.

David  published  a  number  of  articles  on  Welsh  legal  history.

David  stood  down  in  1914  after  the  passing  of  the  Welsh  disestablishment  bill. He  had  also  accepted  appointment  as  a  Master  in  Lunacy.

He  died  in  1921  aged  70.