Introduction

Biography

Jones was the son of so­li­ci­tor Will­iam Jones and Ma­ria Coop­er. His mo­ther’s sis­ter had mar­ried Sam­uel Flood, chap­lain in Si­er­ra Leo­ne, so used this in his name. He mar­ried Ca­the­rine Wray at St. Mar­tin in the Fields in 1856.

Samuel was edu­cat­ed at Pem­broke Col­lege, Ox­ford (BA 1851).

Taking Ho­ly Or­ders, he was Min­is­ter of St. Mat­thew’s, Spring Gar­dens, Lon­don (1854–76); lec­tur­er at Bow, Lon­don (1858–76); Mi­nor Ca­non (1859–95) and Pre­cent­or (1869–95) of West­min­ster Ab­bey; vi­car of St. Bo­tolph’s, Al­ders­gate, Lon­don (1876); and Priest in Or­din­a­ry to Queen Vic­tor­ia (1869).

Being re­spon­si­ble for the chant­ing of the ser­vic­es at West­min­ster Ab­bey, he par­ti­ci­pat­ed in the bu­ri­als of Al­fred Ten­ny­son, Ro­bert Brown­ing and Charles Dar­win, among oth­ers. He al­so served for ma­ny years as sec­re­ta­ry of the Re­li­gious Tract So­cie­ty.

Jones’ wife Ca­the­rine, and his bro­ther, Will­iam Hen­ry Rich-Jones (vi­car of Brad­ford-on-Av­on, Wilt­shire, and can­on of Sal­is­bu­ry), were both hymn writ­ers as well.

Works

• Hymns of Pray­er and Praise (Lon­don: Dal­ton & Lu­cy, 1860)