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Henry Jones (organ Builder)
Henry Jones may refer to: Arts *Henry Jones (poet) (1721–1770), poet and dramatist, born Drogheda, Louth *Henry Jones (photographer) (1826–1911), commercial photographer in Victoria and South Australia *Henry Arthur Jones (1851–1929), English playwright * Henry B. Jones (1887–1971), African American artist *Henry Festing Jones (1851–1928), author *Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929), Irish painter *Henry Stuart Jones (1867–1939), British academic, professor ancient history *Henry Jones (actor) (1912–1999), American stage, film and television actor * Henry Wanton Jones (1925–2021), Canadian painter *Henry Z Jones Jr. (born 1940), genealogist and actor * M. Henry Jones (1957–2022), American visual artist *Henry Jones (1888–1948), birth name of the African American singer, actor, and jazz musician Broadway Jones Business and charity * Henry Jones (B'nai Brith), founder of B'nai Brith in 1843 *Henry Jones (baker) (1812–1891), creator of self-raising flour *Henry J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (poet)
Henry Jones (1721–1770), born in Ireland, was a poet and dramatist active in London. Life Jones was born at Beaulieu, near Drogheda, County Louth, in 1721. He was apprenticed to a bricklayer, but contrived to study privately. Some complimentary verses which he addressed to the corporation of Drogheda and some lines "On Mr. Pope's Death", attracted the attention of Lord-chief-justice Singleton, who lived at Beaulieu. In 1745 he obtained employment in the reparation of the parliament house at Dublin, Jones celebrated the arrival of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Chesterfield as lord-lieutenant of Ireland in a poem which was presented to Chesterfield by Singleton. Chesterfield rewarded Jones liberally, and, at his request, Jones followed him to London in 1748. With the assistance of Chesterfield and his friends, Jones published by subscription ''Poems on Several Occasions,'' 8vo, London, 1749, from which he derived a handsome profit. He finished about the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (lawyer)
Henry Jones (died 1592) was a Welsh lawyer and clergyman. Life Jones was educated at Oxford University, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College in 1546, and obtaining degrees of BCL (1549) and DCL (1552). He became a member of Doctors' Commons in 1552 and, in 1554, became rector of Llanrwst. In 1560, he was appointed as a canon of St Asaph and was rector of Llansannan from 1561 to 1592. In 1558–1559, he was member of parliament for Hindon in Wiltshire. He had a high reputation as a lawyer and was one of the lawyers consulted by Elizabeth I on whether the Scottish bishop John Leslie could be tried in English courts for his activities whilst serving as ambassador for the Scottish queen. He died in February 1592 and was buried in St Benet's, Paul's Wharf The Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf is a Welsh Anglican church in the City of London, England. Since 1556, it has also been the official church of the College of Arms in which many officers of arms have been burie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (writer)
Henry Jones (2 November 1831 – 10 February 1899) was an English writer under the name "Cavendish", an authority on whist and other card games, tennis and other lawn games. Biography Henry Jones was born in London, the eldest son of surgeon Henry Derviche Jones. He attended King's College School, Wimbledon from 1842 to 1848, and entered St Bartholomew's Hospital as a student during the 1849/50 session. His signature can be seen in the hospital's archives in the student signature book (a book that students signed when they began their studies) for the 1849/50 and 1850/1 sessions, where his address is given as 23 Soho Square. Jones qualified MRCS ( Member of the Royal College of Surgeons) in 1852 and practised medicine as a general practitioner (GP) until 1869 when he changed tack and became a full-time writer on games and sport. His writing career can be traced back to 1857 when he began writing about whist. Jones's father had been a keen devotee of this trick-taking card game, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (cricketer)
Henry David Jones (born 8 March 1989) is an English cricketer. Jones is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London and was educated at Caterham School. While studying for his degree at Loughborough University, Jones made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Gloucestershire in 2008. He made four further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Hampshire in 2009. In his five first-class matches, Jones scored 8 runs at an average of 2.66, with a high score of 6 not out. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 57.33, with best figures of 4/57. References External linksHenry Jonesat ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...Henry Jonesat Cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (pitcher)
Henry Jones (? – ?), nicknamed Baldy Jones, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system .... External links Major League Baseball pitchers 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Baseball players from Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL) players Duluth Jayhawks players Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players Year of death missing Year of birth missing {{US-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (second Baseman)
Henry Monroe Jones (May 10, 1857 – May 31, 1955) was an American professional baseball player who played second base and outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Detroit Wolverines The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant (and winning the .... External links 1857 births 1955 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen Detroit Wolverines players 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Grand Rapids (minor league baseball) players Chattanooga (minor league baseball) players Baseball players from New York City {{Baseball-second-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (philosopher)
Sir Henry Jones, (30 November 1852 – 4 February 1922) was a Welsh philosopher and academic. Biography Jones was born in Llangernyw, now in Conwy County Borough, the son of a shoemaker. After working as an apprentice to his father, he studied at Bangor Normal College and became a teacher at Brynamman. Having decided to enter the Presbyterian ministry, he went to the University of Glasgow on a scholarship. After graduating, he obtained a fellowship, and went on to study at Oxford and in Germany. In 1882 he married Annie Walker, a Scotswoman, and later returned to live in Scotland. Jones was appointed a lecturer at the University College, Aberystwyth, in 1882, before becoming a professor at the University College of North Wales, Bangor in 1884. In 1894, he became Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, where he remained until 1922. A Liberal and a friend of David Lloyd George, he was instrumental in the passing of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bence Jones
Henry Bence Jones FRS (31 December 1813 – 20 April 1873) was an English physician and chemist. Early life Bence Jones was born at Thorington Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, the son of Lieutenant Colonel William Jones, an officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards, and Matilda (''née'' Bence) Jones (a daughter of the Rev. Bence Bence of Thorington Hall, Suffolk). His elder brother was the prominent agriculturist William Bence Jones, who married Caroline Dickinson (a daughter of William Dickinson, MP). He attended school in Hingham, Norfolk, as well as a private school in Putney. He entered Harrow in 1827 and then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1832, obtaining his degree in 1836. He initially worked for an apothecary but subsequently (1838) enrolled to study medicine at St George's Hospital, and in 1839 chemistry at University College, London. In 1841 he went to Giessen in Germany to work at chemistry with Liebig. Career On his return he took a post at St George's hosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiganshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ceredigion (previously Cardiganshire) was a United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Created in 1536, the franchise expanded in the late 19th century and on the enfranchisement of women. Its boundaries remained virtually unchanged until 1983. From 1536 until 1885 the area had two seats (electing MPs): a county constituency (Cardiganshire) comprising the rural areas, the other the borough constituency known as the Cardigan Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency), Cardigan District of Boroughs comprising a few separate towns; in 1885 the latter was abolished, its towns and electors incorporated into the former, reduced to one MP. The towns which comprised the Boroughs varied slightly over this long period, but primarily consisted of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Adpar, the latter now a suburb of Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (MP For Carmarthenshire)
Henry Jones may refer to: Arts *Henry Jones (poet) (1721–1770), poet and dramatist, born Drogheda, Louth *Henry Jones (photographer) (1826–1911), commercial photographer in Victoria and South Australia *Henry Arthur Jones (1851–1929), English playwright * Henry B. Jones (1887–1971), African American artist *Henry Festing Jones (1851–1928), author *Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929), Irish painter *Henry Stuart Jones (1867–1939), British academic, professor ancient history *Henry Jones (actor) (1912–1999), American stage, film and television actor * Henry Wanton Jones (1925–2021), Canadian painter *Henry Z Jones Jr. (born 1940), genealogist and actor * M. Henry Jones (1957–2022), American visual artist *Henry Jones (1888–1948), birth name of the African American singer, actor, and jazz musician Broadway Jones Business and charity * Henry Jones (B'nai Brith), founder of B'nai Brith in 1843 *Henry Jones (baker) (1812–1891), creator of self-raising flour *Henry J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cox Jones
Henry Cox Jones (January 23, 1821 – June 20, 1913) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from April 1861 to February 1862. Biography Henry Cox Jones was born in Franklin County, Alabama, and later served as a state court judge in 1841, in the state house of representatives in 1842, and in the state senate in 1853. He was elected to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States to replace Thomas Fearn and served in that capacity from April 1861 to February 1862. A graduate of LaGrange College, he and his wife Martha Louisa Keyes had 8 children. He was a member of the Democratic Party. References External links * Henry Cox Jonesat The Political Graveyard The Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 277,000 Politics of the United States, American political figures and List of United States political families, political families, along with oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jones (MP)
Henry Jones (died 1792) was a British politician and clothier in London. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes Devizes () is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman architecture, Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-cent ... from 1780 to 1784. He took the place of Charles Garth, elected in September 1780, when Garth accepted a government office, becoming therefore MP in November 1780. References * 1792 deaths British MPs 1780–1784 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Year of birth unknown {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
