About Joseph David Jones
Lived 1827 – 1870 (aged 42–43). Joseph David Jones was a British composer.
Joseph David Jones (1827 – 17 September 1870) was a Welsh composer and schoolmaster, commonly known as J. D. Jones. He was the father of the politician and industrialist Sir Henry Haydn Jones and the renowned Congregationalist minister, John Daniel Jones (1865-1942).
Jones was head of Rhos Street School, and later founded the Clwyd Bank Academy, a private grammar school, at Ruthin. His compositions included songs and hymn tunes, the best-known of which is 'Capel y Ddôl'.
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Who was Joseph David Jones?
Welsh composer and schoolmaster (1827–1870)
When was Joseph David Jones born?
Joseph David Jones was born in 1827 in Llanfair Caereinion.
When did Joseph David Jones die?
Joseph David Jones died on 17 September 1870.
What was Joseph David Jones's occupation?
Joseph David Jones was a composer.
What nationality was Joseph David Jones?
Joseph David Jones was British.
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