Lewis Jones (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Lewis Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 December 1797 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Died |
11 October 1895 (aged 97) Southsea, Hampshire, England |
| Buried at | Fareham, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1808-1865 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Penelope HMS Sampson HMS London HMS Princess Royal Queenstown |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones GCB (24 December 1797 – 11 October 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown.
Naval career
Jones became commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Penelope in December 1847 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Sampson in December 1850.[1] In HMS Sampson he saw action in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[1] He went on to be commanding officer of the second-rate HMS London in November 1854 and commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Princess Royal in August 1855.[1] He went on to be Second-in-command, East Indies and China Station in September 1859 and Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in March 1862 before he retired in March 1865.[2] In retirement he was Governor of Greenwich Hospital.[3]
Jones died on 11 October 1895 at his home Rugby House in Southsea and was buried in the family vault in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Fareham.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lewis Tobias Jones". William Loney. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lewis Tobias Jones". Memorials in Portsmouth. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Funeral of Admiral Sir L. Jones". Portsmouth Evening News. 16 October 1895.
External links
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Jones, Lewis Tobias". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Talbot |
Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown 1862–1865 |
Succeeded by Charles Frederick |
| Preceded by Sir Sydney Dacres |
Governor, Greenwich Hospital 1884–1895 |
Succeeded by Post disbanded |