# Theobald Jones

> Admiral Theobald Jones, also known as Toby Jones,
was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy, a Tory politician, a noted lichenologist, and a fossil-collector. The County Londonderry-born son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Jones was descended from a 17th-century Welsh settler in Ireland. Several generations of his family had held public office in the Kingdom of Ireland, including membership of the pre-union Parliament of Ireland.

*Irish lichenologist, Royal Navy officer and Tory MP (1790-1868)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1790-04-15
- **Died:** 1868-02-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Admiral Theobald Jones, also known as Toby Jones,
was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy, a Tory politician, a noted lichenologist, and a fossil-collector. The County Londonderry-born son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Jones was descended from a 17th-century Welsh settler in Ireland. Several generations of his family had held public office in the Kingdom of Ireland, including membership of the pre-union Parliament of Ireland.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 31.8
- **Momentum:** 3.3

## Sources
- [Theobald Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobald_Jones)
- [ثيوبالد جونز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17423498)

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