W. S. Kennedy Jones

W. S. Kennedy Jones
W. S. Kennedy Jones
MLA for Queens
	In office; 1953–1971
Preceded by	Merrill D. Rawding
Succeeded by	Floyd MacDonald
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
	In office; 1957–1960
Preceded by	John Smith MacIvor
Succeeded by	Harvey Veniot
Personal details
Born	July 24, 1919; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Ontario
Died	June 5, 1978 (aged 58); Halifax, Nova Scotia
Resting place	small
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Parent	small;
Occupation	lawyer

Walter Selby Kennedy Jones (July 24, 1919 – June 5, 1978) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1971 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the son of Charles H. L. Jones and Elizabeth Kennedy, and was educated at King's College and Dalhousie University. In 1942, he married Anne Seaborne. He was named Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1957. Jones served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Welfare, Provincial Secretary, Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Municipal Affairs.^[1] He died in 1978.^[2]

References

^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 104. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
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