John Prichard-Jones
Sir John Prichard-Jones, 1st Baronet (31 May 1845 – 17 October 1917) was a self-made Welsh business man of the Victorian and Edwardian era. His main business was the London West End department store Dickins & Jones.
For most of his life, his name was John Jones. In 1917, a few years after being created a baronet, and a few months before his death, he changed his surname by deed poll to Prichard-Jones.
Read more about John Prichard-Jones: Life, The Prichard Jones Institute
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