Background
Born on 28 June 1818 at New Church in Winwick, Lancashire, he was eldest son of Joseph Jones, at the time vicar of Winwick and later of Repton, Derbyshire, by his wife Elizabeth Joanna Cooper of Derby.
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Henry Jones
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Educated privately, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1837, and graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1841 as second wrangler and second Smith"s prizeman, being elected a fellow in the same year.
Career
The senior wrangler and first Smith"s prizeman of his tripos was George Gabriel Stokes. Admitted to Lincoln"s Inn on 7 June 1841, and called to the bar on 24 November 1845, Jones became a pupil of Sir John Rolt. He took part in the work of the Religious Tract Society and took part, with Stokes, in the proceedings of the Victoria Institute.
Jones died at Saint Matthew"s Gardens, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, on 18 January 1902, and was buried in Repton churchyard.
His portrait was painted by Eden Upton Eddis. Jones married (1) on 4 September 1851 Anna Maria (died 10 May 1873), daughter of Robert Steevens Harrison of Bourn Abbey, Lincolnshire.
(2) on 4 September 1879 Eliza (died 26 October 1909), third daughter of the Review Frederick Money of Offham, Kent.
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English