Chilion Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1835 Brockville, Upper Canada |
| Died | April 1, 1912 (aged 76) Bermuda |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Parliament Buildings |
Chilion Jones (October 10, 1835– April 1, 1912) was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada.
Chilion Jones, the sixth son of Mr. Justice Jonas Jones, of Toronto, Ontario, was born in Brockville, Upper Canada. By 1857, he had moved to Toronto and formed a partnership with civil engineer Robert Messer. He formed a partnership with Thomas Fuller in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. In 1863, Jones returned to Brockville, where he became a tavern keeper. He was later involved in the construction of the Carillon Canal and also worked on projects in the Toronto harbour area. He was president of the Spring & Axle Company and the D.F. Jones Manufacturing Co. in Gananoque, Ontario.[1]
Jones suffered from gout for the last twenty years of his life. He died in Bermuda in 1912 while recuperating there.[1]