JONES,+John+Winter

JONES, John Winter (1805-1881) British Museum 1837-1878 (Keeper of Printed Books 1856; CL 1866) Originally employed in a solicitor's office he was travelling secretary to the Charity Commissioners prior to his BM appointment. He was a faithful and conscientious assistant to Panizzi and first LA President 1877-1878.

Richard Garnett, ‘ Jones, John Winter (1805–1881) ’, rev. P. R. Harris, //Oxford Dictionary of National Biography//, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 8 Nov 2009