Basil Jones

The Right Reverend

Basil Jones
Bishop of St David's
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseSt David's
Installed1874
PredecessorConnop Thirlwall
SuccessorJohn Owen
Personal details
Born
William Basil Jones

(1822-01-02)2 January 1822
Cheltenham, Wales
Died14 January 1897(1897-01-14) (aged 75)
Abergwili, Wales
DenominationAnglicanism
Spouse
  • Frances Charlotte
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    (m. 1856; died 1881)​
  • Anne Loxdale
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    (m. 1886)​
Portrait of Rev. William Basil Jones, c1875, signed by the sitter

William Basil Jones (1822–1897) was a Welsh bishop and scholar who became the Bishop of St David's in 1874, holding the post until his death in 1897.