Philip Sydney Jones
Sir Philip Sydney Jones (15 April 1836 – 18 September 1918) was an Australian medical practitioner and University of Sydney vice-chancellor 1904–1906. He was knighted in 1905 for his services to the treatment of tuberculosis. He carried out the first reported successful oophorectomy at Sydney Infirmary in 1870.[1][2]
Early life
Sydney Jones was born in Sydney, the second son of David Jones, a Welsh immigrant who founded the department store David Jones in 1838, and his second wife Jane Hall, née Mander.[1] Jones was educated at private schools under William Timothy Cape, T. S. Dodds (in Surry Hills) and Henry Cary (in Darling Point).
Residence
In 1878, Jones built "Llandilo" on a large property in Strathfield bounded by The Boulevarde, Albyn Road, Kingsland Road and Wakeford Road and lived there until his death.[3]
The property was then subdivided and a group of residents headed by Rev Wheaton, a Congregational minister, bought the house for a school, which was known as Strathfield Grammar School.[3]
In 1926, the school became part of Trinity Grammar School and today is the landmark building of the Preparatory School campus.[3]
Community activities
He was a member of council of Camden College, the Congregational theological college and grammar school.[1] Jones was knighted in 1905 for his work in combating tuberculosis[1] and died in Sydney, survived by three sons and four daughters. Jones was buried in the Congregational section of Rookwood Cemetery.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 John Garrett, 'Jones, Sir Philip Sydney (1836 - 1918)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 490-491. Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ↑ "Jones, Sir Philip Sydney (1836 - 1918)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "'Llandilo' The Boulevarde Strathfield". Strathfield Heritage. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Jones, Philip Sydney". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 19 August 2009.