John Matthew Jones
John Matthew Jones | |
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| Born | John Matthew Jones 7 October 1828 |
| Died | 7 October 1888 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | J.M. Jones |
| Occupation | |
John Matthew Jones (7 October 1828 – 7 October 1888) was a British lawyer and naturalist.
Early life
[edit]John Matthew Jones was born in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom on 7 October 1828.[1] His father was Rear Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Jones of Fronfraith.[2]
Career
[edit]In October 1852, J.M. Jones was appointed to the Royal Montgomeryshire Militia as an ensign under Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet.[3] Shortly after, he was called to the bar at Middle Temple in London as a barrister-at-law on 6 June 1853.[4]
He moved to America by 1854 before continuing to Bermuda and Nova Scotia, where he investigated native plant life and fish species.[1] John Matthew Jones became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1859.[1] He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[5]
Jones authored numerous scientific articles and publications on natural history. In 1859, he published a volume of 200 pages under the title "The Naturalist in Bermuda: A Sketch of the Geology, Zoology, and Botany of That Remarkable Group of Islands, Together with Meteorological Observations" in London. The book explored the land animals and plants of Bermuda.[6] He was assisted with the work by Maj. John Walter Wedderburn and John L. Hurdis of Southampton.[7] Collecting in Bermuda for several winters from 1859 to 1876, Jones became the top authority on its natural history.[6] In the early 1860s, he published "Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermudas," edited by George Brown Goode.[8] He and Goode worked to compile complete faunal and floral lists to guide future research in the area.[6]
On 5 January 1863, he was admitted to the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science. Elected president of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science on 9 October 1867, he succeeded Philip Carteret Hill. Jones worked alongside vice presidents Dr. John Bernard Gilpin and J.R. DeWolfe and treasurer W.C. Silver. On 4 November 1867, he presented his paper, "Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermudas—Corals and Their Allies."[9]
The 1869 Naturalists' Directory by Frederic Ward Putnam included Jones in both the fish and insects categories.[10]
His work titled "Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia" was published in 1870.[11] Four years later, he released "On the Vegetation of the Bermudas." He wrote "The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda with a Sketch of Its Natural History" around 1876. Jones's work titled "List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia" was published in 1879.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In Halifax, Jones married Mary Barr Myers on 23 October 1860.[12] His wife was the youngest daughter of Col. W.J. Myers.[13]
Death
[edit]John Matthew Jones died at 60 years old on 7 October 1888 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
Works
[edit]- The Naturalist in Bermuda: A Sketch of the Geology, Zoology, and Botany of That Remarkable Group of Islands, Together with Meteorological Observations (1859)
- Contributions to the Ichthyology of Nova Scotia (1863)
- Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermudas (1863–67)
- Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia (1865–67)
- On the Geological Features of the Bermudas (1865)
- On some of the Rarer Birds of Nova Scotia (1868)
- Nova Scotia Coleoptera (1869)
- Notes on the Marine Zoology of Nova Scotia (1870)
- Review of Nova Scotian Diurnal Lepidoptera (1870–71)[14]
- On the Vegetation of the Bermudas (1874)
- The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda with a Sketch of Its Natural History (1876)
- Mollusca of Nova Scotia (1877)[15]
- List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia (1879)[1]
- The Mammals of Bermuda (1884)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Archival Collections Catalogue: Jones, J. Matthew (John Matthew), 1828-1888". archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ "The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year 1860". books.google.ca. 1861. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal Part 3". books.google.ca. 1852. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "The Legal Observer, Digest, and Journal of Jurisprudence, Volume 46". books.google.ca. 1853. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b Report of the Assistant Director and of the Curators of the U.S. National Museum. (1885). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ a b c "Bulletin of the United States National Museum, Issues 24-26". books.google.ca. U.S. Government Publishing Office. 1882. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "The American Journal of Science, Mrs. Gambold". books.google.ca. 1859. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "The Miscellaneous Documents of the Senate of the United States for the Second Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress, and the Special Session of the Senate Convened March 4, 1885". books.google.ca. 1885. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. (1870). Canada: Nova Scotian Institute of Science..
- ^ The Naturalists' Directory: Pt.II. North America and the West Indies. (1869). United States: Essex institute.
- ^ Jones, J. M. (1870). Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia. Canada: James Bowes & Sons.
- ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 210". books.google.ca. 1861. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Annual Register. (1861). United Kingdom: (n.p.).
- ^ Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900).: Supplementary volume. 1800-1883. (1867). United Kingdom: Eyre and Spottiswoode.
- ^ Ganong, W. F. (1889). Economic Mollusca of Acadia. Canada: Barnes.