Jones, Henry, 1852-1922, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Sir Henry Jones was born at Llangernyw, North Wales, on the 30 November 1852 , the third son of Elias Jones. His father was a shoemaker and Jones left school at the age of 12 to help in his father's workshop. However, he continued with his studies at home and in 1870 he qualified for admission to the Bangor Normal College. In 1873 he was appointed master of the Ironworks School in Brynamman, South Wales. He received the Dr Williams Scholarship to study at the University of Glasgow and first matriculated in 1875 .

During his time at University he took classes in Latin, Greek, Maths, Ethics, Physics, Logic, Advanced Logic and English Literature. He received many prizes and merits, including a first prize for Moral Philosophy, second prize for excellence in written examinations for Moral Philosophy and the best examination on Plato's Republic. He also received a prize for Logic and Rhetoric and won the Buchanan Prize in English Literature and joint first for the best prose essay on the decline of the drama. Upon graduating in 1879 , with an MA, he had intended to join the ministry but was was dissuaded by Edward Caird, chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, and won the G A Clark fellowship to study for 4 years in Oxford, Germany and Glasgow.

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