Henry Jones
Encyclopedia
Arts
- Henry Jones (poet)Henry Jones (poet)-Life:Jones was born at Beaulieu, near Drogheda, co. 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...
(1721–1770), poet and dramatist, born Drogheda, Louth - Henry Arthur JonesHenry Arthur JonesHenry Arthur Jones was an English dramatist.-Biography:Jones was born at Granborough, Buckinghamshire to Silvanus Jones, a farmer. He began to earn his living early, his spare time being given to literary pursuits...
(1851–1929), English playwright - Henry Festing JonesHenry Festing JonesHenry Festing Jones was the friend and posthumous biographer of Samuel Butler. His biography of Butler, entitled Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon — A Memoir, won the inaugural James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography in 1919....
(1851–1928), author - Henry Jones ThaddeusHenry Jones ThaddeusHenry Jones Thaddeus was a realist and portrait painter born and trained in County Cork, Ireland.Jones entered the Cork School of Art when he was ten years old. There he studied under the genre painter James Brenan...
(1859–1929), Irish painter - Henry Stuart-Jones (1867–1939), British academic, professor ancient history
- Henry Jones (actor)Henry Jones (actor)Henry Burk Jones was an American actor of stage, film and television.Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen and John Francis Xavier Jones. He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Representative Henry Burk...
(1912–1999), American stage, film and television actor - Henry Z. Jones, Jr., genealogist and actor
Business and charity
- Henry Jones (B'nai Brith), founder of B'nai Brith in 1843
- Henry Jones (baker)Henry Jones (baker)Henry Jones was a baker in Bristol, England, who was responsible in 1845 for inventing self-raising flour.Jones was born in Monmouth, and established a bakery in Broadmead, Bristol. He was granted a patent for self-raising flour in 1845, and by the end of 1846 its runaway success led to him being...
(1812–1891), creator of self-raising flour - Henry Jones (entrepreneur)Henry Jones (entrepreneur)Sir Henry Jones was an Australian businessman who was important in the development of industry and trade in Tasmania....
(1862–1926), Australian entrepreneur - Henry Uliomereyon Jones, better known as Dr. Henry Jones, convicted of a fraudeulent Ponzi scheme through Tri EnergyTri EnergyTri Energy, was a business enterprise run by Henry Uliomereyon Jones, better known as Dr. Henry Jones, a record producer in Marina del Rey, California running MIG Records and Marina Investors Group Inc...
Politics and law
- Henry Jones (lawyer)Henry Jones (lawyer)-Life:Jones was educated at Oxford University, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College in 1546, and obtaining degrees of BCL and DCL . 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...
(died 1592), Welsh lawyer and clergyman - Henry Jones (Upper Canada politician)Henry Jones (Upper Canada politician)Henry Jones was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Brockville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1834 as a Conservative....
(1790–1860), politician in Upper Canada - Henry Frank JonesHenry Frank JonesHenry Frank Jones was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and became a barrister by career.He was first elected at the Saskatoon riding in...
(1920–1964), Canadian politician - Sir Henry Haydn JonesHenry Haydn JonesSir Henry Haydn Jones was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.- Upbringing :Henry Haydn Jones was born in Ruthin, Wales. He was the son of Joseph David Jones , a schoolmaster in the town and a respected Welsh musician and composer...
(1863–1950), Welsh Liberal Party politician, MP 1910–1945 - Henry Jones (MP)Henry Jones (MP)Henry Jones was a British politician and clothier in London. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes from 1780–1784. He took the place of Charles Garth, elected in September 1780, when Garth accepted a government office, becoming therefore MP in November 1780.-References:...
(died 1792), British Member of Parliament for Devizes, 1780–1784 - Henry Cox JonesHenry Cox JonesHenry Cox Jones was a prominent Alabama politician. He 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...
(1821–1913), prominent Alabama politician
Science and social science
- Henry Bence JonesHenry Bence JonesHenry Bence Jones was an English physician and chemist.- Biography :He was born at Thorington Hall, Yoxley, Suffolk, the son of Lieutenant Colonel William Jones, an officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards, and Matilda Bence...
(1813–1873), English physician and chemist - Sir Henry Jones (philosopher)Henry Jones (philosopher)Sir Henry Jones , was a Welsh philosopher and academic.He was born in Llangernyw, Denbighshire, 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...
(1852–1922), Welsh philosopher and academic
Sports and games
- Henry Jones (second baseman)Henry Jones (second baseman)Henry Monroe Jones , is a professional baseball player who played second base and outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Detroit Wolverines.-External links:...
(1857–1955), 19th-century baseball second baseman - Henry Jones (pitcher)Henry Jones (pitcher)Henry Jones was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League.-External links:...
, 19th-century baseball pitcher - Henry Jones (cricketer)Henry Jones (cricketer)Henry David Jones is an English cricketer. Jones is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey and was educated at Caterham School....
(born 1989), English cricketer - Henry Jones (writer)Henry Jones (writer)Henry Jones was an English author well-known as a writer and authority on tennis and card games who wrote under the nom de plume "Cavendish".-Biography:...
(1831–1899), authority on card games and tennis; wrote under the pseudonym Cavendish - Henry Jones (American football) (born 1967), American National Football League (NFL) defensive back
Others
- Henry Jones (bishop) (1605–1682), Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher and then of Meath
- Henry Mitchell JonesHenry Mitchell JonesHenry Mitchell Jones VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1831–1916), Irish soldier
Characters
- Henry Jones, Jr., better known as Indiana JonesIndiana JonesColonel Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials...
- Henry Jones, Sr.Henry Jones, Sr.Professor Henry Walton Jones, Sr. is a fictional character in the Indiana Jones franchise. He is the estranged father of Indiana Jones, who is captured by the Nazis while searching for the Holy Grail to act as bait for Indy....
, the father of Indiana Jones - Henry Jones, III, better known as Mutt Jones, Indiana Jones's son