Background
He was born in London, England on the 2nd of November 1831, being the eldest son of Henry D. Jones, a medical practitioner.
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During the last twenty years the practice of Whist-players has undergone considerable modification. The discard from the strong suit (on adverse declaration of command of trumps), the lead of the penultimate (from suits of more than four cards), the echo of the call for trumps, and variations in the mode of leading from certain combinations of high card, have been introduced at different times, and have met with the approval of the great majority of good players. Recently, still further advances have been made. The leads of the lowest from suits of four cards, and of the penultimate from suits of five cards, have been shown to be merely part of a general law, which requires the lead of the fourth-best card when a strong suit is opened with a low card; and the same law requires, as a corollary, the lead of the fourth-best on the second round (counting from the card first led), when a high card led is followed by a low card of the same suit. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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He was born in London, England on the 2nd of November 1831, being the eldest son of Henry D. Jones, a medical practitioner.
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.
He adopted his father's profession, established himself in 1852 and continued for sixteen years in practice in London.
The father was a keen devotee of whist, and under his eye the son became early in life a good player. He was a member of several whist clubs, among them the "Cavendish, " and in 1862 appeared his Principles of Whist, stated and explained by "Cavendish, " which was destined to become the leading authority as to the practice of the game. This work was followed by treatises on the laws of piquet and ecarte.
"Cavendish" also wrote on billiards, lawn tennis and croquet, and contributed articles on whist and other games to the ninth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Cavendish" was not a law-maker, but he codified and commented upon the laws which had been made during many generations of card-playing. "
He practised medicine as a general practitioner (GP) until 1869 when he changed tack and became a full-time writer on games and sport.
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He was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
One of the most noteworthy points in his character was the manner in which he kept himself abreast of improvements in his favourite game