Eloise May Jones (née Shaver; September 7, 1917 – March 8, 2004) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saskatoon in the House of Commons of Canada from 1964 to 1965.
Eloise May Jones | |
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Member of Parliament for Saskatoon | |
In office 1964–1965 | |
Preceded by | Henry Jones |
Succeeded by | Lewis Brand |
Personal details | |
Born | Avonmore, Ontario, Canada | September 7, 1917
Died | March 8, 2004 | (aged 86)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence(s) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Occupation | psychiatrist |
She won the seat in a by-election on June 22, 1964, following the death of Henry Jones, her husband and the district's incumbent Member of Parliament. She defeated Liberal candidate Sidney Buckwold, a mayor of Saskatoon who had also lost to Henry Jones in the 1963 election. She sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
Jones did not stand for reelection in the 1965 election, returning instead to her work as a psychiatrist.