John Share Jones Explained

Honorific Prefix:Emeritus Professor
John Share Jones
Birth Name:John Thomas Jones
Birth Date:25 August 1873
Nationality:British
Fields:Veterinary anatomy, veterinary education
Workplaces:University of Liverpool

Prof. John Share Jones, known as Dr Share Jones (25 August 1873 – 2 December 1950),[1] was a British veterinary surgeon and briefly a Liberal Party politician.

Personal life

Jones was born John Thomas Jones, in Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire, the son of Thomas Jones, a farmer,[2] and his wife, Mary Ann. His mother's maiden name was Share, and Jones adopted this into his own name later in life.[3]

Jones was educated at the University of Liverpool, King's College (proxime accessit Logic Prize), University College, the Royal Veterinary College, London (Centenary Prizeman, etc.) and Paris. He married Dr Mary Selina Jones (1874-1954) of Wrexham, who on 27 January 1920 was the first woman to be admitted to Gray's Inns. She held a legal degree from the University of Liverpool and later went on to qualify as a medical doctor.[4] [5] [6] [7] They lived at Pentre Bychan Hall near Wrexham, before later moving to live at Plas Kynaston Hall, Cefn Mawr. In 1948 he was awarded the MBE.[8]

Veterinary career

Jones graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1900, becoming a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Jones joined the veterinary faculty at the University of Liverpool when it first opened in October 1914.

For the year 1928–29, Jones was President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He retired from the University of Liverpool in 1939, whereupon the university bestowed on him the title of Emeritus Professor. Jones's unpublished biography is held at the university.[9]

Political career

Jones was Liberal candidate for the Oswestry division of Shropshire at the 1929 General Election. Oswestry was a safe Unionist seat where the Liberals usually finished second. He achieved a swing of 8.2%, but it was not enough to win the seat;He did not stand for parliament again. He was selected as a Liberal Party prospective parliamentary candidate for the neighbouring constituency of Shrewsbury sometime after 1935 and was active there[10] in anticipation of a general election expected to take place in 1939/1940. As it transpired, due to the outbreak of war, the election did not take place until 1945, by which time he had been replaced as Liberal candidate.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Griffiths . G.M.. Jones, John Share . The National Library of Wales . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 2020-07-19.
  2. John Share Jones. Obituary . British Veterinary Journal . February 1951 . 107 . 2 . 76.e1–83 . 10.1016/S0007-1935(17)52368-4 .
  3. Hughes . H.V. . The Share Jones Memorial Lecture. Part I abridged . British Veterinary Journal . September 1960 . 116 . 9 . 337–349 . 10.1016/S0007-1935(17)44055-3.
  4. Web site: Grays Inn Women Admitted .
  5. Web site: D605/22/6 - Correspondence re the wills of Share-Jones and later, of his wife Dr Mary Selina Share-Jones . 2024-01-27 . sca-archives.liverpool.ac.uk.
  6. Web site: Women and Law at Liverpool - Liverpool Law School - University of Liverpool . 2024-01-27 . www.liverpool.ac.uk.
  7. Web site: March 2020 . Catherine Baksi2 . Following the footsteps of the first . 2024-01-27 . Law Gazette . en.
  8. Book: Jones, Dr (John) Share . Who Was Who . A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007 . online . 2012 . 23 April 2014 . subscription.
  9. Veterinary Records . The University of Liverpool Veterinary Alumni . May 1995 . 11 . 4 .
  10. The Liberal Magazine, 1939
  11. Biography. Professor John Share-Jones D.V.Sc., F.R.C.V.S. . The Veterinary Journal . January 1929 . 85 . 1 . 2.e1–3 . 10.1016/S0372-5545(17)41861-X.

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