Theophilus Jones (1729–1811)
Theophilus Jones | |
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Member of the British Parliament for Leitrim | |
In office 1801–1802 | |
Personal details | |
Died | 8 December 1811 |
Spouses |
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Children | 6, including Walter and Theophilus Jones |
Parent(s) | Walter Jones and Olivia Coote |
Theophilus Jones (1729? – 8 December 1811) was an Irish MP and administrator.
He was born the eldest son of Walter Jones of Headfort and Olivia, the daughter and coheiress of the Hon. Chidley Coote of Coote Hall, County Roscommon.
He served three periods as MP for
He was appointed secretary to
Jones married three times, firstly in 1754 to the Hon. Catherine Beresford, daughter of 1st Earl of Tyrone, and widow of Thomas Christmas MP of Whitefield, County Waterford.[2] They had 3 sons:[3]
- Walter Jones (1754–1839), governor of County Leitrim, and an MP for Coleraine
- Theophilus Jones, a Royal Navy admiral
- Reverend James Jones (died 1825), a Church of Ireland rector in County Down
After Catherine 's death in 1763, he remarried in 1768 to Anne Murray, daughter of Colonel John Murray MP from Monaghan, with whom he had one son and two daughters:[2][3]
- Henry, who died young
- Maria, died unmarried
- Anne, died in infancy
He served as collector of customs at Dublin Port for a period ending in 1799 however for much of this period he farmed out the position.[4]
References
- ^ "Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Aspinall, Arthur (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "JONES, Theophilus (?1729-1811), of Headfort, co. Leitrim". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Vol. 3. H. Colburn. pp. 268–9. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Jones, Theophilus | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 16 November 2022.