- Solomon Jones
Solomon Jones (c. 1756 –
September 21 1822 ) was a doctor, judge and political figure inUpper Canada .He was born in
New Jersey , America around 1756 and the family later moved toNew York state. He studied medicine in Albany; at the start of theAmerican Revolution , he became a surgeon's mate in Jessup's Rangers. After the defeat of GeneralJohn Burgoyne at Saratoga, the family fled north; Jones spent much of the following years treating wounded loyalist soldiers. After the war, he settled in Augusta Township. In 1788, he became surgeon for the local militia and, in 1794, was clerk for the land board in the Eastern District. In 1796, Jones was elected to the2nd Parliament of Upper Canada for Leeds and Frontenac and was also appointed justice of the peace in the district. In 1800, he became a judge in the court for the Johnstown District.His sons were educated at the school in
Cornwall run byJohn Strachan and he helped Strachan in establish the Church of England in the area. During theWar of 1812 , he served as surgeon for the garrison at Prescott. In 1819, he was appointed to the district land board.After a period of ill health, he died at his home near the current site of Maitland in 1822.
His former home, Homewood, one of the oldest houses in
Ontario and a Canadian National Heritage Site, was opened as a museum in 2005.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2943 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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