He was born in
Gilfach Goch in south
Wales on 10 June 1866 the son of David Thomas Jones. He was educated at
Long Ashton School. For most of his life he worked for the
Fishery Board for Scotland, and wrote extensively on the fishing industry. He served as Secretary 1909 to 1920 and Chairman 1920 until his death in 1931. In 1903 he married Alison Macmillan Beattie (d.1925). They lived at 12 Polwarth Grove in the west of
Edinburgh. In the
First World War he acted as Paymaster to the
Royal Navy Reserve. He was created a Commander of the
Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services in 1919. In 1924 he was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson,
James Hartley Ashworth,
James Ritchie, and
William Leadbetter Calderwood. He died on 4 February 1931. ==Publications==