Oliver Jones (businessman)

Oliver Jones (December 15, 1821 – November 15, 1899)[1] was a businessman, landowner and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada.

Early life

He was born in Head of Petitcodiac (later Petitcodiac, New Brunswick), the son of Jacob Jones and Hannah Corey.[1]

Career and later life

Jones moved to the Bend of Petitcodiac (later Moncton) in 1839, where he bought property including a hotel and built the first wharf in 1841.[1] His first wife was Elizabeth Steeves. Jones married two more times: marrying Catherine Garden Simpson in 1852 and Elizabeth Jane Beer in 1863.[1] He had 22 children, five with his first wife, six with his second wife and eleven with his third.[2]

In 1854, he helped establish the Westmorland Bank and he also served as its president until the bank's failure in 1867.[1] With partners, Jones also established a tannery and a soap and candle factory. He served as mayor of Moncton in 1859-60.[1] Jones also set up a shipbuilding company there that operated between 1863 and 1865. He died in Moncton after suffering a stroke at the age of 77.[1] He was generally disliked[2] and after his death, his family had to post guards at his vault.[1]

References
  1. Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  2. Meet Oliver Jones, Moncton's 'universally loathed' 19th-century Scrooge by Nathalie Sturgeon, CBC News, 24 December 2017
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