Charles Lloyd Jones
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Sir Charles Lloyd Jones (28 May 187830 July 1958) was an Australia
n businessman and patron of the arts.
He was born in Sydney to Edward Lloyd Jones and Helen Ann Jones, and was grandson to the Welsh-born merchant David Jones. He attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England
, but ultimately was unable to fulfil his ambition of becoming a professional artist. He trained as a tailor and worked in that profession for several years in England before returning to Australia in 1902.
He worked for his family's firm, David Jones Limited
, as tailor, then advertising manager, director and ultimately company chairman. He oversaw a period of sustained success and expansion for David Jones Ltd.
He was the inaugural Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission
1932-34.
He was knighted in 1951.
Jones is also remembered for founding the David Jones Art Gallery. The Sir Charles Lloyd Jones Memorial Prize was named in his honour.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman and patron of the arts.
He was born in Sydney to Edward Lloyd Jones and Helen Ann Jones, and was grandson to the Welsh-born merchant David Jones. He attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but ultimately was unable to fulfil his ambition of becoming a professional artist. He trained as a tailor and worked in that profession for several years in England before returning to Australia in 1902.
He worked for his family's firm, David Jones Limited
David Jones Limited
David Jones Limited , colloquially known as DJs, is a high-end Australian department store chain.David Jones was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh immigrant, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. It...
, as tailor, then advertising manager, director and ultimately company chairman. He oversaw a period of sustained success and expansion for David Jones Ltd.
He was the inaugural Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
1932-34.
He was knighted in 1951.
Jones is also remembered for founding the David Jones Art Gallery. The Sir Charles Lloyd Jones Memorial Prize was named in his honour.
External links
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Silas Clifford-Smith, 'Charles Lloyd Jones (Sir)', Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/7569, peer reviewed biography of his art career, 2009