He was the eldest son of a stonemason and monumental sculptor, Francis Jones (c. 1846–1918), from County Monaghan and for a time worked for his father before studying in Paris.
[1] Jones returned to England to study at the National Art Training School in London, where he was taught by Édouard Lantéri.
[2][3] After graduating, Jones established a studio at Chelsea in west London and had his first sculpture shown at the Royal Academy in 1903.
He created several designs, including cenotaphs, for these works but in some instances, such as for the memorials at Woking, Gravesend and Brighouse he used a common design with a figure of Victory standing on a globe and holding a wreath of laurel leaves.
[2][3] Shown at the RHA in 1923, Jones' bust of Michael Collins was acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland in 1924 while the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin holds a bronze bust of Joseph Devlin by Jones.