Rees Jones (politician)

Rees Rutland Jones (1840–1916) was a solicitor and politician in Queensland, Australia.

[3] Jones died on 30 November 1916 in a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, following an operation.

He had travelled to Sydney to seek medical treatment for an ailment of his throat.

[1][4] At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest practitioner on the Roll of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

[3] The Rees R & Sydney Jones Building established in 1886 in Rockhampton for his legal firm is now heritage-listed.

First office building of Rees R and Sydney Jones in Rockhampton ca. 1875