Theophilus Jones (2 September 1666 – 14 March 1742) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He sat in the

House of Commons of Ireland The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...

from 1692 until his death in 1742. He lived in Headfort, near

Drumsna Drumsna ( which translates as ''the ridge of the swimming place'') is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated 6 km east of Carrick-on-Shannon on the River Shannon and is located off the N4 road (Ireland), N4 Roads in Irela ...

, County Leitrim. He was a Member of Parliament for Sligo Borough from 1692 to 1695, and then for

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...

from 1695 to 1742. His grandson Theophilus Jones (1729–1811) was a member of Parliament and a Privy Councillor.

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