Frederick Edward Jones born in Meath 1759, he was also known a 'Buck Jones' and was thought to be one of the handsomest men of his time in Dublin.
During his lifetime he would make and lose a fortune due to his involvement in the Theatre in Dublin.
Jones would have his Mansion on Clonliffe road furnished and decorated to the highest standard, it's believed that he had the bridge on Russel St over the canal into what is Jones Road constructed for easy access to his Mansion 'Clonliffe House'.
He opened Daly's Theatre in Crowe St and also furnished it to a high standard at huge personal expense,
By 1798 with rebellion in the air Dalys closed, it would take 4-5 years before it reopened but by then he had fallen foul of society writers and other Theatre owners of the era and they basically destroyed his character.
The final straw for Jones was when he had a licence refused by Govt to open a 'Theatre Royal', his debts mounted and he spent several years in a Debtors prison, on release he relied on the charity of an old friend who gave him a Cabin on the grounds of where Mountjoy prison now stands, he died there in 1834.
