Thomas Jones | |
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Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office 1916–1935 | |
Prime Minister | |
President of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth | |
In office 1944–1954 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Davies |
Succeeded by | Sir David Hughes Parry |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 September 1870 |
Died | 15 October 1955 London | (aged 85)
Thomas Jones, CH (27 September 1870 – 15 October 1955) was a British civil servant and educationalist, once described as "one of the six most important men in Europe", and also as "the King of Wales" and "keeper of a thousand secrets".[1] Jones served as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for nearly twenty years, under four different Prime Ministers.