Theophilus Jones (1729–1811)
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 County Leitrim in the Parliament of Ireland, sitting from 1761 to 1768, 1776 to 1783 and 1790 to 1800. He also sat for Coleraine (1769 to 1776) and Monaghan Borough (1783 to 1790).[1]
He was appointed secretary to Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol when the latter was Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1766, holding the post until 1799. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1767 and Collector of Excise at the Port of Dublin from 1767 to 1799. After the Union with Great Britain in 1800 he was MP for Leitrim in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1802.[2]
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
References
- ↑ "Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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. Volume 3. H. Colburn. pp. 268–9. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugh Crofton William Gore |
Member of Parliament for Leitrim 1761 – 1768 With: John Wynne |
Succeeded by William Gore Nathaniel Clements |
| Preceded by Richard Jackson John Beresford |
Member of Parliament for Coleraine 1768 – 1776 With: Richard Jackson |
Succeeded by Hon. Richard Annesley Richard Jackson |
| Preceded by Nathaniel Clements William Gore II |
Member of Parliament for Leitrim 1776 – 1783 With: Henry Theophilus Clements |
Succeeded by Henry Theophilus Clements Peter La Touche |
| Preceded by Robert Cuninghame Thomas James Fortescue |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan Borough 1783 – 1790 With: Robert Cuninghame |
Succeeded by Cromwell Price Robert Cuninghame |
| Preceded by John Gore Peter La Touche |
Member of Parliament for Leitrim 1790 – 1800 With: Henry Theophilus Clements 1790–96 Peter La Touche 1796–98 Viscount Clements 1798–1800 |
Act of Union |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New constituency Act of Union |
Member of Parliament for Leitrim 1801 – 1802 With: Viscount Clements |
Succeeded by Viscount Clements Peter La Touche II |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Hon. Augustus Hervey |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1767 |
Succeeded by Lord Frederick Campbell |