▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁Jones ▁wrote ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁France ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Minister ▁regarding ▁" wh ale fish ery ," ▁which ▁Jones ▁considered ▁it ▁to ▁" ever ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁branch ▁of ▁business ▁to ▁this ▁State , ▁by ▁furn ishing ▁its ▁most ▁valuable ▁St ap le ▁export , ▁creating ▁a ▁great ▁consumption ▁of ▁the ▁Produ ce ▁of ▁the ▁Country ; ▁and ▁thereby ▁giving ▁employ ment ▁to ▁a ▁vast ▁number ▁of ▁husband men ▁and ▁mechan ics , ▁whilst ▁it ▁proved ▁a ▁most ▁extensive ▁nur ser y ▁of ▁expert ▁and ▁hard y ▁se amen ." ▁Jones ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁succeed ing ▁Edward ▁Rob b ins . ▁ ▁Jones ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Harrison ▁Gray ▁Ot is , ▁who ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Boston ▁and ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁Jones ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Anti qu arian ▁Society . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Jones ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times . ▁ <0x09> Am ong ▁his ▁w ives ▁were ▁Mary ▁Lee . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of : ▁▁ ▁Thomas ▁Jones . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁was ▁Ab ig ail ▁C . ▁Jones , ▁and ▁Jones ' ▁third ▁wife ▁was ▁Elizabeth