Lyman Melvin Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLyman Melvin Jones
Canadian politician
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
About Lyman Melvin Jones
- Sir Lyman Melvin Jones (21 September 1843 – 15 April 1917) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Born into a farming family near Whitchurch, Upper Canada, Jones settled as a young man in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he was the representative of A.
- Harris, Son and Company of Brantford.
- Following the merger of the Massey Manufacturing Co.
- and Harris's company, Jones became, in 1891, the general manager of the newly formed Massey-Harris Company based in Toronto, Ontario.
- On 21 January 1901, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and represented the senatorial division of Toronto, Ontario, as a Liberal until his death. In 1887 and 1888, he served as Mayor of Winnipeg.
Read more at Wikipedia