Cornelia Jones

Cornelia Jones
Born
Cornelia Rosina Jones

(1907-09-10)10 September 1907
St. Johns, Saba
Died23 December 1979(1979-12-23) (aged 72)
The Bottom, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
NationalityNetherlands
Other namesCutchie Jones
Occupation(s)Innkeeper, politician

Cornelia Rosina Jones (10 September 1907 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch woman from the island of Saba, in the Caribbean Netherlands, who ran the Government Guesthouse on the island and was the first woman to serve on the Island Council of Saba, making her the first female to hold office in the Windward Islands. She was honored by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands for her years of service to Saba.

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