Jesse Henry Jones

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Jesse Henry Jones

1836–1904

A 19th-century minister, reformer, and writer, he moved between the pulpit and public debate with unusual range. His work spans theology, biography, social reform, and even labor music, giving a glimpse of a life engaged with the big arguments of his time.

1 Audiobook

Know the Truth: A Critique on the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation Including Some Strictures Upon the Theories of Rev. Henry L. Mansel and Mr. Herbert Spencer

Know the Truth: A Critique on the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation Including Some Strictures Upon the Theories of Rev. Henry L. Mansel and Mr. Herbert Spencer

by Jesse Henry Jones

About the author

Born on March 29, 1836, in Belleville, Upper Canada, Jesse Henry Jones was the son of Rev. Charles and Alvira Holmes Jones. He became a Congregational minister and was active in public life as well as religious life, later serving in the Massachusetts legislature.

Jones wrote across several fields rather than sticking to one lane. His books include Know the Truth, a philosophical and theological critique; Henry Kemble Oliver; and Joshua Davidson, Christian. Sources also credit him with composing the music for "Eight Hours," a song tied to the labor movement, which adds another dimension to his career.

Late in life he served as pastor of the Congregational Church in Halifax, Massachusetts, from 1897 until his death in 1904. A surviving book record notes that Joshua Davidson, Christian included a portrait of him as a young man, but I could not confirm a usable standalone portrait image from the sources I was able to access here.