About Robert Noble Jones
Lived 1864 – 1942 (aged 77). Robert Noble Jones was a New Zealand judge.
Robert Noble Jones (1 August 1864–29 June 1942) was a New Zealand lawyer, public servant and land court judge. He was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, on 1 August 1864, and brought to New Zealand as an infant by his parents.
He was appointed Chief Judge of the Native Land Court in August, 1919, and held the position until 1939.
In the 1928 King's Birthday Honours, Jones was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Who was Robert Noble Jones?
lawyer, public servant and land court judge (1864–1942)
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Robert Noble Jones was born on 1 August 1864 in Belfast.
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Robert Noble Jones died on 29 June 1942.
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Robert Noble Jones was a judge.
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Robert Noble Jones was New Zealand.
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