Robert Jones (Canada East politician)

He was born in William-Henry, Lower Canada (now Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, probably the son of John Jones and Marie-Magdelaine Heney.

[1] At various times, Jones lived in the towns of Saint-Jean and Christieville, in Stanbridge Township.

[1] In the general election of 1830, Jones was a candidate for the seat of Missiskoui in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, but was defeated.

[1] As a result of the Lower Canada rebellion and the similar rebellion in 1837 in Upper Canada (now Ontario), the British government decided to merge the two provinces into a single province, as recommended by Lord Durham in the Durham Report.

In the Assembly, he generally voted with the British Tory group from Lower Canada, supporting the governor.