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Sir
Alfred Lewis Jones
KCMG comYC
Half length portrait of Sir Alfred Lewis Jones
Born24 February 1845
Carmarthen, Wales
Died(1909-12-13)13 December 1909
Liverpool, England
MonumentsMemorial of Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, Liverpool
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • ship-owner
Title
  • Founder of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  • Founder of the First Bank of Nigeria
  • Chairman of the Bank of British West Africa
  • Chairman of the Liverpool Institute of Tropical Research
  • President of the British Cotton Growing Association
  • President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
  • Senior Partner of Elder Dempster and Company
Political partyConservative Party (UK)
AwardsKCMG

Sir Alfred Lewis Jones KCMG comYC JP (24 February 1845 – 13 December 1909) was a Welsh businessman and ship-owner. Described by W. T. Stead as" The Uncrowned King of West Africa", Jones was a pre-eminent figure in the colonial shipping trade. He amassed considerable land and business through his many exploits.

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of the RMS Titanic, the Cunard War Memorial. the Memorial of Sir Alfred Lewis Jones the Merchant Navy war memorial. There are several recent additions...

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retired on pension on 1 October 1903. He then allied himself with Sir Alfred Lewis Jones; he gave valuable advice on West African affairs, and aided in the...

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December 24, 2021. Flett, Amie. "Ronan Keating, Peter Jones and Huey Lewis among stars competing in Alfred Dunhill Links 20th anniversary". The Courier. Retrieved...

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