 He was also a long-standing member of the legislative council of Nigeria and served in the council from 1923-1938.Apart from his political activities, he also teamed up with Winifred Tete-Ansa of the National Congress of British West Africa to formulate economic policies to alleviate some of the emerging economic problems in colonial West Africa.Crispin Adeniyi-Jones was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone.