JONES, Arthur Edward, Canadian clergy man, educator and author: b. Brockville, On tario, 17 Nov. 1838. He was educated at Saint Mary's College, Montreal, and Jesuit scholasti cates at Amiens and Vals, France, Boston, Ford ham and Woodstock, United States. In 1857 he entered the Jesuit order ; taught Latin at Saint Mary's College, Montreal, in 1861-62 and sub sequently was professor of belles-lettres, rhet oric and geometry at Saint John's College, Fordham, N. Y. He was ordained to the priest hood in 1873; was professor of belles-lettres at Saint Francis Xavier College, New York, in 1874-75 and in the following year gave missions in New Brunswick. From 1876 to 1881 he taught English literature and geometry at Saint Mary's, Montreal, and from 1882 to 1900 he was assistant priest at the church of the Gesit Mon treal, at the same time serving as archivist of Saint Mary's College. He identified the scene of the martyrdom of Peres, Brebeuf and Lalle mant and other Huron villages famous in early Canadian annals. He collaborated with R. G. Thwaite in the latter's 'Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents.' At the Saint Louis Exposition of 1904 his historical and archaeo logical exhibit won the grand prize and he him self was awarded a medal for his work as archivist He invented a practical fire-escape for institutions and a perpetual calendar of movable feasts. In 1906, at Quebec, he lectured
on Huron topography before the International Congress of Americanists. Dr. Jones was archi tect of several colleges of his order. He is a member of the Ontario Historical Society and other learned societies of Canada and the United States. He is the author of 'Biens des Jesuite en Canada' (1888) ; 'Sketch of Louis Andre, S.J.) (1889) ; 'Answer to a Communica tion in the Montreal Star and the Gazette and the Toronto Mail campaign against the Jesuit Estates Bill' (1889) ; 'A Jesuit Father on the Act' (1889) ; 'Site of the Mascoutin Village' (1907) ; (Hendake Ehen or Old Hu ronia' (1909-11). He discovered and edited, with biographical notes, Laure's 'Relation of the Saguenay Mission> (1893) and is a con tributor to the Recherches Historiques, 'The Catholic Encyclopedia,' etc.