West Africa. He was President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. He had been interested in cotton growing in West Africa and had even distributed cotton seed there. As a result, in 1902, he was approached, and became, inaugural President of the British Cotton Growing Association. Accolades Jones was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1901 Birthday Honours list on 9 November 1901, in recognition of services to the West African Colonies, and to Jamaica, and invested as such by King Edward VII at St James's Palace on 17 December 1901. In May 1902 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Death and legacy Sir Alfred died unmarried on 13 December 1909, leaving large charitable bequests. A main street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) is named after him. References External links 1845 births 1909 deaths Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Carmarthenshire Welsh businesspeople in shipping Businesspeople from Liverpool 19th-century English businesspeople 19th-century Welsh businesspeople