| 词条 | William Jones (governor) |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = William Jones | honorific-suffix = | image = GovWilliamJonesRI.jpg | alt = | order = 8th | office = Governor of Rhode Island | term_start = May 1, 1811 | term_end = May 7, 1817 | lieutenant = Simeon Martin Jeremiah Thurston | predecessor = James Fenner | successor = Nehemiah R. Knight | birth_date = {{Birth date|1753|10|8}} | birth_place = Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British America | death_date = {{Death date and age|1822|4|9|1753|10|8}} | death_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | restingplace = Swan Point Cemetery | restingplacecoordinates = | birthname = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = Federalist | otherparty = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = Congregationalist[1] | signature = | signature_alt = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flagicon|USA|1776}} United States | branch = Continental Army United States Marine Corps | serviceyears = | rank = Captain | unit = Babcock's/Lippitt's Regiment USS Providence | commands = | battles = Battle of White Plains Battle of the Assunpink Creek Battle of Princeton | mawards = | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = | military_blank2 = | military_data2 = | military_blank3 = | military_data3 = | military_blank4 = | military_data4 = | military_blank5 = | military_data5 = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes = }} William Jones (October 8, 1753{{spaced ndash}}April 9, 1822) was the eighth Governor of Rhode Island from 1811 to 1817. He was a Federalist. Early lifeJones was born in Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,[2] into a family of Welsh origin. His grandfather Thomas Jones (1691–1740) was born in Wales and settled in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. His parents were William and Elizabeth (Pearce) Jones. William was the fourth of five children.[1] Military serviceIn January 1776, at age 23, Jones was commissioned as Lieutenant in Babcock's/Lippitt's Regiment, which was raised in Rhode Island. By September he was promoted to captain. The regiment joined General George Washington's Main Army at Harlem Heights in October, just after the battle; then fought in the Battle of White Plains; the Battle of the Assunpink Creek and the Battle of Princeton. In February 1777 he returned to Rhode Island.[1] In February 1778 Jones was commissioned as captain of Marines on board the sloop USS Providence and served until the end of the war. By right of his service in the Continental Army and Marine Corps, Jones became an original member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. After the war, he became a justice of the peace.[2] Political careerJones was elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1807.[2] He was Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives two terms, in 1809–10 and 1810–11.[3] Jones was a Federalist and won the gubernatorial election against incumbent James Fenner in 1811 by just a few hundred votes. He was re-elected five times, but having been defeated when seeking a seventh term, he retired from the public life.[2] He was the only Federalist ever to serve as Governor of Rhode Island. Personal lifeOn February 28, 1787, Jones was married to Anne Dunn, daughter of Samuel Dunn, of Providence. He had one child, Harriet, who went on to marry Thomas C. Hoppin.[1] Jones nephew, William Henry Allen, was an American naval officer during the War of 1812. Jones was the great grandfather of Rhode Island governor Elisha Dyer and the great great grandfather of governor Elisha Dyer, Jr. Jones was a member of the Beneficent Congregational Church, a fellow of Brown University, president of the Peace Society, and the member of the Rhode Island Bible Society.[1] He was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.[4] He was buried at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|title=The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Rhode Island|date=1881|publisher=National Biographical Publishing Co|location=Providence|pages=155–156|accessdate=June 23, 2014}} 2. ^1 2 3 National Governors Association, Rhode Island Governor William Jones. 3. ^The Political Graveyard, Index to Politicians: Jones, U to Z. 4. ^American Antiquarian Society Members Directory 5. ^The Political Graveyard, as above. External links{{Portal|United States|New England|Rhode Island|Biography}}
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