predecessor successor term_start order article_title term_end
j.s. mcleod j.h. miller walter davey j.h. miller john mooney j.m. mccorkindale 1911 1913 1929 4th mayor of elkhorn , manitoba h.j. jones
 1912 1916 1935
h.j. jones

herbert john jones -lrb- may 21 , 1871 - july 26 , 1966 -rrb- was the fourth mayor of the canadian village of elkhorn .
born in goderich , ontario , jones went west in 1888 settling at douglas , manitoba .
he worked as a farm labourer until moving to elkhorn in 1900 where he became buyer for the lake of the woods milling company elevator .
he married mary ellen mcgoley on april 3 , 1907 , in winnipeg and had three children .
jones was an active member of the agricultural society and served on the school board , occupying the position of chairman for many years .
he was an active freemason and held the positions of lodge master and district deputy grand master .
jones died on july 26 , 1966 , at the age of 95 .
