Stanley Livingstone Jones was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and educated at Acadia College before beginning his career as a school teacher in Manitoba. Around 1901, he re-located to Calgary, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law. He married Alice B. Todd of Walkerton, Ontario in 1904.
Stanley was an enthusiast of the war and a devout patriot of the British Empire. He left his law practice to participate, first in the Boer War and then in the Balkan conflict. In the latter conflict, he also served as an observer and correspondent to the Canadian Press. Stanley was a visible figure in Calgary, involved in many civic affairs, and is responsible for the African War Memorial statue, which stands in Central Memorial Park today. Stanley Jones was also one of the first (indeed, often rumoured to be the first) Canadians to enlist in the First World War.
He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 10 August 1914 in Ottawa as a lieutenant. Stanley was wounded on 25 January 1915 and returned to duty. He subsequently became a major and was seriously wounded and captured at Sanctuary Wood on 2 June 1916. Major Stanley Jones died of his wounds on 8 June 1916 after being taken prisoner by German troops, eight days before what would have been his 39th birthday.
Bridgeland School was renamed Stanley Jones School on 5 September 1916.
