James Monroe Jones (1821/22–1906), born enslaved in North Carolina, purchased his freedom and was eventually able to graduate from Oberlin. He was a gunsmith and engraver with a profitable shop in Chatham, Ontario, where he served as a justice of the peace. He was the only African-American gunsmith in Canada. He prepared a presentation set of derringers for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales during the latter's visit to Canada, but they were never presented because the organizers learned of his skin color.