Jones was born in
Barcaldine,
Queensland, the son of Frank Harold Jones and his wife Kathleen Clarke (née Ivers). He was educated at Kalapa State School at
Kalapa, Queensland and on leaving school became a
dairy farmer, pig raiser and breeder. On 16 June 1936 Jones married Doris Elsie McNamara and together had a son and a daughter. ==Public career==