A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jones, Theobald
JONES, M.P. (Capt., 1828. f-p., 17; h-p., 27.)
Theobald Jones, born in 1790, is second son of the late Rev. James Jones, of Merrion Square, Dublin, Rector of Urney, in the diocese of Derry, by his first wife, Lydia, daughter of Theobald Wolfe; grandson of the Right Hon. Theophilus Jones, M.P., who married a daughter of the Earl of Tyrone; and nephew of the late Vice-Admiral Theophilus Jones. His father’s second wife was a daughter of Sir Robt. Blackwood, Bart., by the Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye, and relict of the Very Rev. John Ryder, Dean of Lismore, son of John, Archbishop of Tuam.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Melpomène frigate, Capt. Robt. Dudley Oliver, and in the course of the following year was twice engaged, as Midshipman, in the bombardment of Havre. In Nov. 1805 he removed to the Euryalus 36, Capt. Hon. Henry Blackwood, with whom, on 14 Feb. 1807, he was on board the Ajax 74 when that ship took fire and blew up near the island of Tenedos. Being then received into the Endymion 40, Capt. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel, he served at the ensuing passage of the Dardanells; after which, on his return to England in May, 1808, he rejoined Capt. Blackwood on board the Warspite 74, and continued to serve with him, as Lieutenant (commission dated 8 July, 1809), until Feb. 1814, in the North Sea and Channel, and also in the Mediterranean, where, in July, 1810, he shared in a very gallant skirmish with the Toulon fleet. In Feb. 1815, on his arrival home, after having gone with convoy to the Cape of Good Hope, in the Désirée 36, Capt. Wm. Woolridge, Mr. Jones found that he had been promoted to the rank of Commander on 19 of the previous July. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Feb. 1819, to the Cherokee 10, of which vessel he retained command, on the Leith station, for a period of more than three years – and, 12 May, 1827, to the Second-Captaincy of the Prince Regent 120, Capts. Constantine Rich. Moorsom and Hon. Geo. Poulett, flag-ship for some time of Hon. Sir H. Blackwood at the Nore. He was advanced to his present rank 25 Aug. 1828, but has not been since afloat.
Capt. Jones has sat ia Parliament for co. Londonderry since 1830.