John Herbert Jones (died 8 November 1977) was an Australian public servant.
He spent most of his career in Papua and New Guinea, serving as an official member of the Legislative Council between 1951 and 1953.
Following the Japanese invasion he helped evacuate the civilian population and then became a coastwatcher for four months.
[1] He subsequently served as a colonel in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit.
He resigned in 1953 when he joined the Australian Department of Territories,[5] becoming Australia's representative at the United Nations Trusteeship Council.