Oliver Jones (c. 1610-1682) was an Irish politician and judge of the seventeenth century, who was widely rumoured to have secret Roman Catholic sympathies, and was criticised for changing sides during the English Civil War.
After Strafford's downfall and death in 1641, Jones was active in the impeachment of Lord Chancellor Bolton.
In 1652, despite his supposed Roman Catholic beliefs, he was prepared to swear an oath to be true and faithful to the Cromwellian regime.
[4] He was restored to his old office of Attorney General for Connacht and returned to the House of Commons as member for County Roscommon.
[3] He was even spoken of as a possible Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1673, although his religious beliefs probably did disqualify him on that occasion.