Eric S. Jones

Eric S. Jones (November 27, 1914 – October 30, 1982) was an educator, magistrate and politician in Newfoundland.

[1] The son of Mark and Deborah Jones, he was born in Fogo and was educated there and at Memorial University.

He was principal of the International Grenfell Association boarding school in Cartwright, Labrador.

From 1940 to 1944, he was field secretary of the Canadian Legion educational service in Newfoundland.

He resigned from politics in October 1971, when he was named chair of the Newfoundland Civil Service commission.