Sir Love Jones-Parry, 1st Baronet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sir Love Jones-Parry, 1st Baronet

British politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1832

Place of Birth: Nefyn, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1891

Profession: politician

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Sir Love Jones-Parry, 1st Baronet

  • For his father, see Love Jones-Parry (soldier).Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry, 1st Baronet (5 January 1832 – 18 December 1891), was a British landowner who was Liberal and one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. Love Jones-Parry inherited the Madryn estate from his father, Sir Love Jones-Parry.
  • He was educated at Rugby School and Oxford University, and was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1854.
  • He was a prominent figure in eisteddfodic circles, where he had the bardic name "Elphin". Jones-Parry rose to prominence in politics when he won the Caernarvonshire seat in the 1868 election, defeating the Tory candidate, Douglas Pennant (later Lord Penrhyn).
  • He lost this seat at the next election, but won the Caernarvon Boroughs seat at a by-election in 1882 and held it until 1886.
  • He was made a baronet by Gladstone for his services to the Liberal Party. Towards the end of 1862 Captain Love Jones-Parry, accompanied by Lewis Jones, left for Patagonia to decide whether it was a suitable area for Welsh emigrants.
  • The trip was largely financed by Jones-Parry, who paid at least ÂŁ750 from his own pocket.
  • They first visited Buenos Aires where they held discussions with the Interior Minister Guillermo Rawson then, having come to an agreement, they headed south.
  • They reached Patagonia in a small ship named the Candelaria, and were driven by a storm into a bay which they named "Porth Madryn" after Jones-Parry's estate in Wales.
  • The town which grew near the spot where they landed is now named Puerto Madryn . Following a favourable report from Jones-Parry and Lewis Jones, a group of 162 Welsh emigrants departed for Patagonia in the ship Mimosa in 1865.
  • Later there was criticism that the report had given too favourable an impression of the area, though the criticism was directed at Lewis Jones rather than Love Jones-Parry.

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