John Peyton Jones b. 29 January 1809

Sketcher, army officer and public servant. Jones' only known artwork is a watercolour of Westbury. He is best known for the scheme he devised of placing a chain of dogs across the neck of the isthmus to prevent prisoners escaping from Port Arthur to the north.
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Name
John Peyton Jones
Gender
Male
Other Occupation
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
29 January 1809
Birth place
Ardnaglass Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Death date
21 November 1891
Active Period
  • c.1837
Arrival
  • 1829 (Van Diemen's Land (Tas.))
Residence
  • 1830 - 1832 Eaglehawk Neck, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: (1852), 'Burke's Landed Gentry'.>, <ExternalResource: (1837), Hobart Town Courier, 11-24.>, <ExternalResource: Wayn, A.L. (comp.), 'John Peyton Jones', Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, manuscript.>, <ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T., Information source from.>] [<ExternalResource: (1852), 'Burke's Landed Gentry'.>]