Sir Walter Benton Jones, 2nd Baronet (26 September 1880 – 5 December 1967) succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father

Sir Frederick Jones, 1st Baronet

Sir Frederick John Jones, 1st Baronet was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 May 1919.He was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge....

 in 1936.

He was educated at Repton School

Repton School

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

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He succeeded his father in 1915 as managing director of Rother Vale Collieries which owned mines around Treeton

Treeton

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, near Rotherham

Rotherham

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 and, like his father, became a prominent industrialist with numerous interests and directorships in mining, steel and banking in Yorkshire and elsewhere.

He lived at Whirlow Brook Hall, Sheffield

Sheffield

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, Yorkshire which he built in about 1906 and later at the family seat Irnham Hall, Irnham

Irnham

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, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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A photographic print of Sir Walter, by Bassano, is held in the National Portrait Gallery, London

London

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He married Lily Fawcett and was succeeded by their son Peter.