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Thomas (Tom) 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 "man of a thousand secrets". The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis

Born at 100 High Street, Rhymney, Jones was familiarly known as "T. Rhymney (Rhymni is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, in south-east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire J. " He was Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet under four Prime Ministers: Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law, Stanley Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 &ndash 30 October 1923 was a Canadian -born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United His 3-volume Whitehall Diary threw much light on politics "behind the scenes", including the Irish Treaty, the 1926 General Strike, the meetings between Lloyd George and Adolf Hitler, the Cliveden Set, and so on. The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a Treaty The UK General Strike of 1926 was a General strike that lasted nine days from 3 May 1926 to 12 May 1926. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Cliveden Set were allegedly a 1930s Right-wing, Upper class group of prominent individuals politically influential in pre- World War II Britain

A friend of many rich and influential people including the Astors, Jones excelled at extracting money from rich people for worthwhile causes, notably adult education; he founded Coleg Harlech in 1927, was instrumental in the founding of Newbattle Abbey College, and was secretary, trustee and chairman of the Pilgrim Trust). The Astor family is a significant Anglo - American family of German descent notable for their prominence in Business, society, and Coleg Harlech in Harlech, Gwynedd, is Wales ' only long-term mature students education College established in 1927 by Thomas Jones (T Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which has subsequently become a stately The Pilgrim Trust is a London -based charitable trust It was founded in 1930 by a two million pound grant by Edward Harkness, the American philanthropist

He was Chairman of Gregynog Press throughout its existence, and also helped set up CEMA, the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (forerunner of the Arts Council) as well as the Army Bureau of Current Affairs (designed to 'supply mental stimulant' to British troops during the Second World War). Gregynog ( pronounced) is a large country hall 4 miles (6 km northwest of Newtown in Powys, mid- Wales. An arts council is a government or private non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Arts mainly by funding local artists awarding prizes and organizing events at

Towards the end of his life Jones became President of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, as well as finally agreeing to become a Companion of Honour. Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth sometimes called "Aber" or "the College by the Sea" is a university located in Aberystwyth, Wales The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (or Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion) was founded in 1751 as a Literary society devoted to the preservation The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. He died in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Jones' daughter, Eirene White, was a Labour politician and minister. Eirene Lloyd White Baroness White, née Jones ( 7 November 1909, Belfast &mdash 23 December 1999, Abergavenny The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the

See biography by Ted Ellis, ISBN 0-7083-1138-5.

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