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Secretary of the Navy. With the War of 1812 raging, Jones became Secretary of the Navy in January 1813. His policies contributed greatly to American success on the Great Lakes and to a strategy of coastal defense and commerce raiding on the high seas.
31 de ago. de 2017 · Statesman, born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1760; died in Bethlehem, Pa., 5 September 1831. He joined a volunteer company at the age of sixteen, and was present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Afterward he entered the Continental naval service, and served gallantly under Com. Truxtun on James River, when that officer encountered and beat ...
Planter and statesman. Political party. Whig, Anti-Federalist. Spouse. Mary Montfort. Willie Jones (pronounced Wiley Jones, [1] [2] May 25, 1741 – June 18, 1801) was an American planter and statesman from Halifax County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780.
William Jones was an American politician. Introduction William Jones (statesman) William Jones (statesman) Early career; Secretary of the Navy
William Jones (statesman) William Jones (1760 – September 6, 1831) was an American politician. Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Apprenticed in a shipyard, during the American War of Independence he saw combat in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and later served at sea.
12 de jul. de 2023 · Contents 1Early career 2Secretary of the Navy 3Bank president 4Legacy 5References 6Further reading 7External links American politician (1760–1831)For other people named William Jones, see William Jones (disambiguation).William JonesPresident of the Second Bank of the United StatesIn officeJanuary 7, 1817 – January 25, 1819Pre...
About. WILLIAM JONES was born in Newport, Rhode Island. A participant in the Revolutionary War, he was commissioned as Captain of Marines on board the Providence as the war was coming to an end and was a dispatch agent to the American commissioners in Paris. He went on to become a Justice of the Peace and was elected to the Rhode Island General ...
