Henry Jones (1721–1770), born in Ireland, was a poet and dramatist active in London.
19-1194: Henry Jones may refer to: Arts [ edit ] Henry Jones (poet) (1721–1770), poet and dramatist, born Drogheda, Louth Henry Jones (photographer) (1826–1911), commercial photographer in Victoria and South Australia Henry Arthur Jones (1851–1929), English playwright Henry B. Jones (1887–1971), African American artist Henry Festing Jones (1851–1928), author Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929), Irish painter Henry Stuart Jones (1867–1939), British academic, professor ancient history Henry Jones (actor) (1912–1999), American stage, film and television actor Henry Wanton Jones (1925–2021), Canadian painter Henry Z Jones Jr. (born 1940), genealogist and actor M. Henry Jones (1957–2022), American visual artist Business and charity [ edit ] Henry Jones (B'nai Brith) , founder of B'nai Brith in 1843 Henry Jones (baker) (1812–1891), creator of self-raising flour Henry Jones (entrepreneur) (1862–1926), Australian entrepreneur Henry Uliomereyon Jones , better known as Dr. Henry Jones, convicted of
38-558: A carefully regulated system of hypocrisy he continued to keep on terms with Chesterfield for some years longer. At length he offended him by borrowing money of his servant. He had at that time made some progress with a tragedy called Harold , and on that doubtful security managed to raise money from the booksellers. His relations with some of the leading actors were still friendly. He sponged freely on minor actors, whom in his drunken fits he would denounce as 'parrots', but he repaid them with puffs and panegyrics before their benefits. He composed
57-1402: A fraudulent Ponzi scheme through Tri Energy Military [ edit ] Sir Henry Jones of Oxfordshire (died 1673), English army officer Henry Mitchell Jones (1831–1916), Irish soldier Politics and law [ edit ] Henry Jones (lawyer) (died 1592), Welsh lawyer and clergyman Henry Jones (Upper Canada politician) (1790–1860), politician in Upper Canada Henry Frank Jones (1920–1964), Canadian politician Sir Henry Haydn Jones (1863–1950), Welsh Liberal Party politician, MP 1910–1945 Henry Jones (MP) (died 1792), British member of parliament for Devizes, 1780–1784 Henry Cox Jones (1821–1913), Alabama politician Sir Henry Jones (MP for Carmarthenshire) (?1532–1586), Welsh MP for Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire and Old Sarum Science and social science [ edit ] Henry Bence Jones (1813–1873), English physician and chemist Sir Henry Jones (philosopher) (1852–1922), Welsh philosopher and academic Sports and games [ edit ] Henry Jones (second baseman) (1857–1955), 19th-century baseball second baseman Henry Jones (pitcher) , 19th-century baseball pitcher Henry Jones (cricketer) (born 1989), English cricketer Henry Jones (writer) (1831–1899), authority on card games and tennis; wrote under
76-588: A prologue for Husbands, paid some poetical compliments to Barry on his Hamlet, and wrote a eulogy on Margaret Woffington . When an inmate of sponging-houses he generally contrived to flatter the daughter or wife of the bailiff with verses on their beauty or talents, and thus secured comfortable quarters. His misfortunes at last excited the pity of the master of the Bedford Coffee-house, Covent Garden, who gave him free board and lodging. He left his room unobserved early one morning, and, after being in
95-567: A state of intoxication for two days, was run over by a wagon in St Martin's Lane . He died in the parish workhouse in April 1770. Reddish, the actor of Drury Lane, obtained all Jones's manuscripts, which included 'Harold' and three acts of another tragedy called 'The Cave of Idra.' The last-named drama was augmented and completed by Paul Hiffernan , and, under the title of 'The Heroine of the Cave,'
114-580: The Protestants and English in some parts of Ireland , drawn from the commission's depositions. On 27 October 1645, he was raised to the episcopacy as the bishop of Clogher on the recommendation of the Marquis of Ormonde and was consecrated in Christ Church, Dublin, on 9 November. He was allowed to retain the archdeaconry of Killaloe and other preferments in commendam. In the following year, he
133-415: The arrival of Lord Chesterfield as lord-lieutenant of Ireland in a poem which was presented to Chesterfield by Singleton. Chesterfield rewarded Jones liberally, and, at his request, Jones followed him to London in 1748. With the assistance of Chesterfield and his friends, Jones published by subscription Poems on Several Occasions, 8vo, London, 1749, from which he derived a handsome profit. He finished about
152-796: The consecration of his brother Ambrose as Bishop of Kildare in June 1667 was published. He was an ardent Protestant and was involved in the 1670s in the downfall of Oliver Plunkett , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh . He died in Dublin in 1681/2 and was buried the following day in St. Andrew's Church. He had married a niece of Archbishop James Ussher , and had several children, some of whom became Roman Catholics. His daughter Mary married Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet . Attribution [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
171-426: The end of 1752 his tragedy, The Earl of Essex. Chesterfield warmly commended it to Colley Cibber . The latter introduced Jones to the manager of Covent Garden Theatre , and showed his regard for him by making efforts at court to secure the laureateship for Jones after his own death. The tragedy, after being carefully revised by Chesterfield and Cibber, was brought out at Covent Garden on 21 Feb. 1753, and, thanks to
190-546: The father of Indiana Jones Henry Jones, III, better known as Mutt Williams , Indiana Jones' son Companies [ edit ] Henry Jones IXL , a manufacturer of jams, conserves and sauces in Australia See also [ edit ] Harry Jones (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Henry Jones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
209-625: The fine acting of Spranger Barry in the title role, was played seventeen nights during the season to crowded houses ( John Genest , History of the Stage , iv. 370–1, 374, 421). It met with equal success in Dublin and the provinces. Jones's benefits brought him £500. The play was printed soon after its production, and reached a fourth edition in 1770. However, it is of poor literary quality. The success ruined Jones, and he took to irregular courses. His drunken habits, indolence, coarse manners, and arrogant temper soon disgusted most of his patrons, though by
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247-616: The pseudonym Cavendish Henry Jones (American football) (born 1967), National Football League defensive back Others [ edit ] Henry Jones (bishop) (c. 1605–1681), Church of Ireland bishop of Clogher and then of Meath Henry Cadman Jones (1818–1902), English law reporter Henry Church Jones (1870–1941), Church in Wales priest Henry Lee Jones (born 1963), American criminal, spree killer and suspected serial killer Characters [ edit ] Henry Jones, Jr., better known as Indiana Jones Henry Jones Sr. ,
266-662: The sufferings of the Protestants during the war, including making a trip to London to collect money for their relief. He served as the head of a "Commission for the Dispoiled Subject" which documented losses of Loyalists at the hands of the Irish rebels; Jones presented a report to the British House of Commons in March 1642, and in 1652 published An Abstract of some few of those barbarous, cruell massacres and murthers of
285-513: Was appointed Dean of Kilmore in 1637. In 1638 he was also collated Archdeacon of Kilmore. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641 he was forced to surrender his castle at Belananagh, County Cavan to the O'Reillys. Whilst in captivity he offered to go to Dublin to present a petition on behalf of the rebels, where he was able to report on their plans. In December 1641 he was able to escape with his family to Dublin. He then did much to mitigate
304-524: Was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin , to which he presented the Book of Durrow and the Book of Kells , and in 1651 the exotically designed oak staircases which led to the gallery of the new library. In 1657 he was appointed the principal trustee of an educational trust established by Erasmus Smith . On 25 May 1661 he was translated to the bishopric of Meath. The sermon he gave at
323-430: Was born at Beaulieu, near Drogheda , County Louth , in 1721. He was apprenticed to a bricklayer, but contrived to study privately. Some complimentary verses which he addressed to the corporation of Drogheda and some lines "On Mr. Pope's Death", attracted the attention of Lord-chief-justice Singleton, who lived at Beaulieu. In 1745 he obtained employment in the reparation of the parliament house at Dublin, Jones celebrated
342-495: Was produced for Reddish's benefit on 25 March 1774 (ib. v. 450). It was printed in the following year. The fate of 'Harold' is unknown (Baker, Biog. Dram. ed. 1812, ii. 284-5). Jones wrote also: [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : " Jones, Henry (1721-1770) ". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Henry Jones (bishop) Henry Jones (c.1605 – 5 January 1681)
361-481: Was the Anglican Bishop of Clogher and Bishop of Meath . He was born in Wales, eldest of the five sons of Lewis Jones , Bishop of Killaloe and Mabel Ussher. His brothers included Michael Jones , Governor of Dublin and Ambrose Jones , Bishop of Kildare. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin , graduating B.A. in 1621 and M.A. in 1624. In 1625 he succeeded his father as dean of Ardagh until he
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