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Jones, Thomas. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, May 28, 1774. Of Montgomeryshire . B. [June 23, 1756, at Berriew, Montgomeryshire , "perhaps an illegitimate s. of Mr Owen Owen, of Tyncoed, and his housekeeper, who afterwards married a Mr Jones, of Traffin, Co. Kerry , Thomas being brought up as his son"]. School, Shrewsbury [ Shropshire ]. Matric. Michs. 1774. Migrated to Trinity, June 27, 1776, age 19; Scholar, 1777; B.A. ( Senior Wrangler ) 1779; First Smith's prize, 1779; M.A. 1782. Fellow of Trinity, 1781-1807; Junior Dean, 1787-9; Tutor, 1787-1807. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) June 18, 1780; priest (Ely) June 6, 1784; C. of Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire , 1784. C. of Swaffham Prior [ Cambridgeshire ], 1784. On Dec. 11, 1791, preached before the University, at Gt St Mary's [Cambridge] [ Cambridgeshire ], a sermon against duelling (from Exodus XX. 13) which was occasioned by the duel which had lately taken place near Newmarket [ Suffolk ], between Henry Applewhaite and Richard Ryecroft, undergraduates of Pembroke, in which the latter was fatally wounded. Author of an address to the Volunteers of Montgomeryshire . Tutor of Bishop Marsh, of Peterborough [ Northamptonshire ], who contributed an affectionate memoir of him to Encyclopaedia Londinensis . Died July 18, 1807, in lodgings in Edgware Road, London . Buried in the cemetery of Dulwich College [ London ]. A bust and a memorial tablet are in the ante-chapel of Trinity [ Cambridgeshire ]. ( Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm ., IV. 340-1; Gunning, I. 250; Eminent Welshmen; D.N.B. ) | Thomas JONES Approx. lifespan: 17561807 pens. St John's College adm1774:05:28 of Montgomeryshire b. Berriew, Montgomeryshire 1756:06:23 "perhaps an illegitimate s. of Mr Owen JONES of Tyncoed, and his housekeeper, who afterwards married a Mr JONES, of Traffin, Co. Kerry , Thomas being brought up as his son"]. Sch: Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury, [ Shropshire ] Matric 1774:10MT: age=19 Mig. to Trinity College 1776:06:27 Scholar 1777 BA Senior Wrangler 1779 First Smith's Prize 1779 MA 1782 Fellow: of Trinity College 1781-1807 Junior Dean: 1787-89 Tutor: 1787-1807 Ord. deacon Peterborough 1780:06:18 Ord. priest Ely 1784:06:06 C.: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire 1784 C.: Swaffham Prior, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1784 On 1791:12:11, preached before University, at [rl] Gt St Mary's CB [/rl] CB, [ Cambridgeshire ], a sermon against duelling (from Exodus XX. 13) which was occasioned by the duel which had lately taken place near Newmarket, [ Suffolk ], between Henry Applewhaite and Richard Ryecroft, undergraduates of Pembroke College, in which the latter was fatally wounded. Author of an address to Volunteers of Montgomeryshire Tutor: of Bishop Marsh, of Peterborough, [ Northamptonshire ], who contributed an affectionate memoir of him to Encyclopaedia Londinensis d. 1807:07:18 in lodgings Edgware Road, London bur. in the cemetery of Sch: Dulwich College Dulwich, [ London ] A bust and a memorial tablet are in the ante-chapel of Trinity College > ( Shrewsbury School Reg.; St John's College Adm ., IV. 340-1; Gunning, I. 250; Eminent Welshmen; D.N.B. ) [add:]Also portrait at Trinity College [:add] [add:]Atkinson, 452[:add] |