Sir Willoughby Jones, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Willoughby Jones 3rd Baronet (24 November 1820 - 21 August 1884) was a Norfolk landowner and an English Conservative Party
politician
. He was briefly Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Cheltenham constituency
Jones was the son Major-General John Jones, who had earlier fought in the Peninsular and his wife Catherine Lawrence. He inherited the Jones baronetcy
from his brother in 1845.
In July 1847 he won the seat of Cheltenham by a majority of 108; however, he was unseated by petition in May 1848. He lived at Cranmer Hall in Norfolk where in 1860 he had to order the felling of the Bale Oak
. He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk
in 1851 .
Jones' daughter Maud was deaf and subject to the interest of Alexander Graham Bell
, whose initial research on the telephone was to improve communication with the deaf.
The Right Reverend Herbert Edward Jones
, second son of the third Baronet, was suffragan
Bishop of Lewes
.
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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. He was briefly Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Cheltenham constituency
Jones was the son Major-General John Jones, who had earlier fought in the Peninsular and his wife Catherine Lawrence. He inherited the Jones baronetcy
Lawrence-Jones Baronets
The Jones, later Lawrence-Jones Baronetcy, of Cranmer Hall in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for Major-General John Jones, who had earlier fought with distinction in the Peninsular War...
from his brother in 1845.
In July 1847 he won the seat of Cheltenham by a majority of 108; however, he was unseated by petition in May 1848. He lived at Cranmer Hall in Norfolk where in 1860 he had to order the felling of the Bale Oak
Bale Oak
The Bale Oak was a large oak tree in Bale, a village in northern Norfolk, England that measured in circumference, was over 500 years old and, reportedly, featured branches over long.-History:...
. He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk
High Sheriff of Norfolk
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Norfolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
in 1851 .
Jones' daughter Maud was deaf and subject to the interest of Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....
, whose initial research on the telephone was to improve communication with the deaf.
The Right Reverend Herbert Edward Jones
Herbert Edward Jones
Herbert Edward Jones was an English clergyman, the second Suffragan Bishop of Lewes and Archdeacon of Chichester.The second son of Sir Willoughby Jones, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, ordained in 1884 and began his career with a curacy at St Andrews,...
, second son of the third Baronet, was suffragan
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
Bishop of Lewes
Bishop of Lewes
The Bishop of Lewes is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Lewes, the county town of East Sussex.-List of the Bishops of Lewes:...
.