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Jones was born in [[Monmouth]], Wales and established a bakery in [[Broadmead]], Bristol. He was granted a patent for self-raising flour in 1845, and by the end of 1846 its runaway success led to him being [[Royal |
Jones was born in [[Monmouth]], Wales and established a bakery in [[Broadmead]], Bristol. He was granted a patent for self-raising flour in 1845, and by the end of 1846 its runaway success led to him being [[Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)|appointed]] purveyor of patent flour and biscuits to [[Queen Victoria]]. He was granted a patent in the USA on 1 May 1849,<ref>http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat0006418.pdf</ref> and in 1852 the first gold medal for the new flour was issued to a Chicago firm using the Bristol formula. |
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It took Jones some years to convince the British [[Admiralty]] of the benefits of using the new flour in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages.<ref name=lancet>{{cite journal|title=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA409 |journal=The Lancet London vol 2 p.409|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UBVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA409 |year=1845}}</ref> Finally, in 1855, his flour was approved for use of participants in the [[Crimean War]], partly at the behest of [[Florence Nightingale]].<ref>[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id8.html Henry Jones Limited (Bristol) 1961<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://weldgen.tripod.com/id8.html |date=20061116113716 }}</ref> |
It took Jones some years to convince the British [[Admiralty]] of the benefits of using the new flour in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages.<ref name=lancet>{{cite journal|title=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA409 |journal=The Lancet London vol 2 p.409|url=https://books.google.com/?id=UBVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA409 |year=1845}}</ref> Finally, in 1855, his flour was approved for use of participants in the [[Crimean War]], partly at the behest of [[Florence Nightingale]].<ref>[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id8.html Henry Jones Limited (Bristol) 1961<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://weldgen.tripod.com/id8.html |date=20061116113716 }}</ref> |
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Henry Jones | |
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| Born | 1812 Monmouth, Wales |
| Died | July 12, 1891 Court House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Known for | Inventing self-raising flour |
Henry Jones (1812 – 12 July 1891) was a baker in Bristol, England, who was responsible in 1845 for inventing self-raising flour. He established a family business called Henry Jones (Bristol) Ltd. His flour meant that hard tack could have been removed from sailors of the British Navy but the admiralty resisted for some years.
Biography
Jones was born in Monmouth, Wales and established a bakery in Broadmead, Bristol. He was granted a patent for self-raising flour in 1845, and by the end of 1846 its runaway success led to him being appointed purveyor of patent flour and biscuits to Queen Victoria. He was granted a patent in the USA on 1 May 1849,[1] and in 1852 the first gold medal for the new flour was issued to a Chicago firm using the Bristol formula.
It took Jones some years to convince the British Admiralty of the benefits of using the new flour in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages.[2] Finally, in 1855, his flour was approved for use of participants in the Crimean War, partly at the behest of Florence Nightingale.[3]
From 1864, he lived at Court House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, where he died in 1891.[4]
Archives
Records concerning Jones' patent for self-raising flour are held at Bristol Record Office (Ref. 29932) (online catalogue).
References
- ^ http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat0006418.pdf
- ^ "https://books.google.com/books?id=UBVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA409". The Lancet London vol 2 p.409. 1845.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - ^ Henry Jones Limited (Bristol) 1961 Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Some Memorial Inscriptions, Caldicot, Monmouthshire
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