John Joseph Jones (8 December 1873 – 21 November 1941), was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).
Born in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Jones moved to London where he worked as a builders' labourer.
He joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) and was elected to West Ham Council in 1904.
[1] In the 1914 Poplar by-election, Jones stood unsuccessfully for the British Socialist Party (BSP) - the successor of the SDF.
[citation needed] He was a keen football and cricket fan, and his autobiography was entitled My Lively Life.