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 JOHNSON, John, vide Keelinge.

JOHNSON, Thomas, vide Harrington.

JONES, Edward, born Oct. 25, 1667, son of Francis and Anne Jones, of Stafford; admitted 1684; oath, Apr. 17, 1688; ord. priest Nov. 11, 1691; appointed professor of philosophy, Sept. 1, 1692, and confessarius, Sept. 17, 1697; paid brief visit to England on family affairs, and on return appointed vice-president and professor of theology, Oct. 1, 1699; constituted regent to President Watkinson, June 1, 1706; presented to the presidency by Bp. Giffard, Nov. 28, 1707, and promoted to the rectory of the English residence, March 8, 1708; resigned April, 1729; resumed the presidency, Sept. 1732; died in the College, Dec. 23, 1738.

JONES, Henry, born Liverpool, 1822; admitted Oct. 6, 1839; alumnus May 18, 1847; ord. priest, and left May, 1849 served in the diocese of Clifton till 1851; St. Mary s, Manchester, 1851-3; Peterborough, 1854-5; Blackrod, Lancashire, 1855-8; founded the mission at Aspull, 1858 71; Colne, 1871-3; Padiham, 1873, till death, Nov. 24, 1891, aged 69. Was dean of St. Gregory's Deanery; erected the church at Padiham.

JONES, James Austin, born 1690, son of William Jones and his wife Mary Langrack, of London, was converted to the faith in 1713, and proceeding to Rome was received into the English College, Dec. 22, 1716; ord. priest April 8, 1719; left Rome owing to ill-health before he had completed his theological course, April 14, 1720; came to Lisbon, and admitted July, 1720; returned to England, and died, Aug. 6, 1737.

JONES, John, vide Vane.

JONES, Joseph, born in London, March 20, 1714, son of John Jones and his wife Mary Redriffe, at the age of four years was taken to Spain, and was brought up and confirmed at Seville. Thence he was sent to the English College at Rome, where he was admitted May 2, 1731; in due course was ordained priest July 26, 1740, and left for England with a letter from the Cardinal Protector, Sept. 9, following. Came to Lisbon as procurator, Sept. 7, 1742, till Sept. 1750, when returned to England, and ultimately died in the Mad House in Surrey, Jan. 13, 1760, aged 45.