Modern English biography

(1854), _portrait_. JONES, _Maria B._ (dau. of Charles Jones, actor, and of Mrs. C. Jones of theatre royal, Brighton). _b._ 1846; first appeared on the stage at Bradford; leading lady of Prince of Wales theatre, Liverpool 3 seasons; first appeared in London at Olympic theatre as Florence Conway, in Tom Taylor’s Handsome is that handsome does 3 Sep. 1870; leading lady at Surrey theatre 1871; at Drury Lane, Sep. 1872 as the Lady of the Lake. (_m._ July 1871 Francis Charles Philips of 2nd foot). _d._ London 11 Feb. 1873. _bur._ Brompton cemetery 18 Feb. _Era 16 Feb. 1873 p._ 11, _23 Feb. p._ 11. JONES, MICHAEL (2 son of Michael Jones of Caton, Lancashire). _b._ 1774; barrister L.I. 13 May 1809; collected books and MSS. and materials for pedigrees of R.C. families; claimed that the ancient barony of Scrope was vested in his family 1815. _d._ 1851 or 1852. _Gillow’s English Catholics_, _iii_ 668–70 (1887). JONES, NATHANIEL. Entered Bengal army 1815; lieut. col. of 58 Bengal N.I. 12 Aug. 1847, of 17 N.I. 1850, of 49 N.I. 1853, of 64 N.I. 1855–46; colonel 49 Bengal N.I. 31 May 1857 to death; M.G. 30 May 1859. _d._ Murree 21 July 1869. JONES, OLIVER JOHN. _b._ 15 March 1813; entered navy 7 Sep. 1826; captain 29 Sep. 1855, retired R.A. 25 Aug. 1873; author of Recollections of a winter campaign in India. 1859. _d._ Westfield house, Bramston, Northants. 11 Jany. 1878. JONES, OWEN (only son of Owen Jones, antiquary 1741–1814). _b._ 148 Upper Thames st. London 15 Feb. 1809; ed. Charterhouse; pupil of Louis Vulliamy 1825–31; travelled in the East and took much notice of Arabic decorations 1833 and 1837; superintendent of works of Great Exhibition 1851 and helped to decorate and arrange the building; joint director of decoration of Crystal palace 1852 and designer of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Alhambra courts; employed in decorating private houses; decorated palace of viceroy of Egypt; architect of St. James’ hall, London 1857; exhibited 12 architectural drawings at R.A. 1831–61; gold medal of R. Instit. of B.A. 1857; author of Plans, elevations, etc. of the Alhambra 2 vols. 1842–5; The polychromatic ornaments of Italy 1846; The grammar of ornament 1856, another ed. 1865; One thousand and one initial letters 1864. _d._ 9 Argyll place, Regent st. London 19 April 1874. _bur._ Kensal green. _Practical Mag. iii_ 400 (1874), _vii_ 257–60 (1877), _portrait_; _Graphic_, _ix_ 433 (1874), _portrait_; _I.L.N. xix_ 487, 508 (1851) _portrait_, _lxiv_ 445, 446 (1874) _portrait_. JONES, OWEN (son of John Thomas of Y Gaerwen Bach, in parish of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesea). _b._ 15 July 1806; a farm servant, then a schoolmaster; a lay methodist preacher about 1827; pastor successively at Llangoed, Mold 1833, Manchester 1844 and Llandudno 1866; ordained 1842; preached 12,000 times and left 6000 manuscript sermons; Welsh editor for Messrs. Blackie of Glasgow 1867 to death; author, translator or editor of 40 works in Welsh. _d._ Llandudno 10 Oct. 1889. _Bye Gones relating to Wales for 16 Oct. 1889 p._ 240. JONES, RICE. Second lieut. R.E. 1 Feb. 1806, captain 1814, placed on h.p. 1 Feb. 1819; captain R.E. 18 Nov. 1820, col. 9 Nov. 1846 to death; present at passage of the Douro and capture of Oporto; K.H. 1834. _d._ Gibraltar 20 March 1854. JONES, RICHARD (son of a builder). _b._ Birmingham 1779; ed. for an architect; acted in Lichfield, Birmingham and other towns to 1799; appeared at Crow st. theatre, Dublin 20 Nov. 1799 and remained in Ireland till 1807; made his début in London at Covent garden as Goldfinch in The road to ruin 9 Oct. 1807, the original Count Ignatio in Dibdin’s Two faces under one hood 17 Nov.; played the Copper Captain in Rule a wife and have a wife, at the Haymarket 5 June 1809; became a most popular comedian and was always known as Gentleman Jones; the best Roderigo on the stage; gave an entertainment called a Carnival, which was not successful; last appeared on stage 3 June 1833; a teacher of elocution, especially for the pulpit 1833 to death; author of The Green man, a comedy played at the Haymarket 15 Aug. 1818; Too late for dinner, a farce, Covent Garden 22 Feb. 1820; The School for gallantry, a comedy; Peter Fin’s trip to Brighton, a farce; and with Theodore Hook, of Hoaxing. _d._ 14 Chapel st. Belgrave sq. London 30 Aug. 1851. _bur._ St. Peter’s ch. Pimlico. _Oxberry’s Dramatic Biog. ii_ 181 (1825), _portrait_; _Monthly Mirror_, _Aug. 1809 pp._ 67–9, _portrait_; _Mark Boyd’s Reminiscences of 50 years_ (1871) 251–67. JONES, RICHARD (son of Richard Jones, solicitor). _b._ Tunbridge Wells 1790; ed. at Caius coll. Camb., B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819; C. of Brasted, Kent 1822–33; professor of political economy, King’s coll. London 1833–5; professor of political economy and history in Haileybury coll. 1835 to death; commissioner under tithe commutation act 183– to 1851; sec. to capitular commission 1851–3; third Charity estate commissioner 24 Oct. 1853 to death; author of An essay on the distribution of wealth and on the sources of taxation 1831; A few remarks on the proposed commutation of tithes 1833; Remarks on the government bill for the commutation of tithes 1836, 2 ed. 1836; Remarks on the manner in which tithe should be assessed to the poor’s rates 1838, to which there were 4 replies; Text book of lectures on the political economy of nations. Hertford 1852. _d._ East India coll. Haileybury 26 Jany. 1855. _G.M. xliii_ 316–7 (1855); _Illustrated Mag._, _Aug. 1855 pp._ 95–104; _Literary remains of R. Jones_ (1859), _portrait_. JONES, RICHARD. _b._ 1780; 2 lieut. R.A. 12 May 1797, col. 23 Nov. 1841, col. commandant 12 Jany. 1854 to death; L.G. 28 Nov.