Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones GCB (24 December 1797 – 11 October 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown.
Sir Lewis Jones | |
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| Born | 24 December 1797 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 11 October 1895 (aged 97) Southsea, Hampshire, England |
| Buried | Fareham, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1808–1865 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Penelope HMS Sampson HMS London HMS Princess Royal Queenstown |
| Battles / wars | Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editJones became commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Penelope in December 1847 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Sampson in December 1850.[1] In HMS Sampson he saw action in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[1] He went on to be commanding officer of the second-rate HMS London in November 1854 and commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Princess Royal in August 1855.[1] He went on to be Second-in-command, East Indies and China Station in September 1859 and Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in March 1862 before he retired in March 1865.[2] In retirement he was Governor of Greenwich Hospital.[3]
Jones died on 11 October 1895 at his home Rugby House in Southsea and was buried in the family vault in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Fareham.[4]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Lewis Tobias Jones". William Loney. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Lewis Tobias Jones". Memorials in Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Funeral of Admiral Sir L. Jones". Portsmouth Evening News. 16 October 1895.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. G". National Archives of Ireland. p. 292. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links
edit- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.