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 JONES

JONES

tor of Trinity church, Columbus, Ohio, 1889-94; examining chaplain of the diocese of Southern Ohio, 1889-94, and a member of tlie board of visitors of Kenyon college, Ohio, 1889-94 ; student at Berlin and Heidelberg, 1894- 95 ; senior curate of Grace church. New York, 1894-97, and of All Angels, New York c-ity, in 1897 ; and on June 23, 1897, he assumed the du- ties of president of Hobart college, Geneva, N.Y., as sue. cessor to Eliphalet Nott Pot- ter, who resigned, Jan. 19, 1897, to become presi- dent of the Cosmopolitan university. President Jones received the honorary degree of D.D. from Williams college in 1897. He resigned in 1903.

JONES, Roger, soldier, was born in Westmore- land county, Va., in 1789 ; sonof Maj. Catesby and Lettice Corbin (Turberville) Jones and brother of Capt. Thomas ap Catesby Jones, U.S.N. He was appointed to the military service of the United States as 2d lieutenant of marines, Jan. 29, 1809, and on July 12, 1812, he was promoted captain and assigned to the artillery. He saw service at Chippewa, Lundy's Lari6 and Fort Erie, and was brevetted major for his action at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane and lieutenant-colonel for a suc- cessful sortie from Fort Erie. He was promoted major, Aug. 16, 1818, and made adjutant-general, and was brevetted colonel, Sept. 17, 1824. On March 7, 1825, he was promoted lieutenant-colo- nel and appointed adjutant-general of the army. He received brevets as brigadier-general, June, 1832, and major-general. May, 1848. He was married to Mary Anne Mason Page, who was born about 1796, and died at Washington, D.C., in December, 1873. General Jones died in Wash- ington, D.C., July 15, 1852.

JONES, Roger, soldier, was born in Washing- ton, D.C., Feb. 25, 1831 ; son of Capt. Thomas ap Catesby Jones, U.S.N. He was a brother of Capt. Catesby ap Roger Jones, C.S. A. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1847 ; served at West Point as instructor in cavalry practice ; on the Texan frontier ; on tlie Gila expedition. New Mexico ; was brevetted 2d lieutenant of mounted rifles, July 1, 1851 ; promoted 2d lieutenant. May 24, 1852 ; and 1st lieutenant, Jan. 26, 1857. He was ordered to Carlisle barracks. Pa,, at the out- break of the civil war, and in March, 1861, when the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry was in danger of being seized by the Virginia militia he was ordered with about fifty men to guard the ar- senal, then commanded by Maj. Henry J. Hunt, On April 2, Major Hunt was relieved and Lieu- tenant Jones was left in charge. On April 18 he had received no reinforcement, and being pressed

by Virginia troo|)s he fired the arsenal, destroyed 20,000 stand of rifles and escaped across the Potomac to Carlisle, and the Virginia troops took possession of the arsenal and put out the fires. For his conduct he received the thanks of Pres- ident Lincoln, a congratulatory letter from Secre- tary Cameron, and was promoted to the rank of captain, April 23, 1861, He was made assistant quartermaster and assigned to service in the office of the quartermaster-general of the Army of the Potomac. He was promoted major, Nov. 12, 1861 ; assigned to the staff of the quarter- master-general, and was placed on special duty as assistant inspector-general. In 1862, when Gen. John Pope assumed the command of the Army of Virginia, Major Jones was made a member of his staff, and after two months' service he was relieved and placed on waiting orders with miscellaneous duties in the inspector-general's department till December, 1865. He was inspector-general of the Department of the Pacific, 1866-67 ; was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, June 13, 1867, and assigned to duty in the inspector-general's office, Washington, D.C. On Feb. 5, 1885, he was promoted colonel and became inspector-general of the Department of the Atlantic with head- quarters on Governor's Island, New York liarbor. He was made inspector-general of the U.S. army with the rank of brigadier-general, Aug. 20, 1888. He died at Fort Monroe, Va,, Jan. 26, 1889.

JONES, Samuel, lawyer, was born at Fort Hill, L.I., N.Y., July 26, 1734; son of William and Pliebe (Jackson) Jones, and grandson of Thomas and Freelove (Townsend) Jones. He early became a sailor, making several voyages to Europe. He then studied law with William Smith, afterward chief-justice. He practised in New York city and remained loyal to the crown during the Revolution. After the declaration of peace he became a Federalist, being a delegate to the constitutional convention held at Poughkeep- sie in 1788 ; a member of the state assembly, and recorder of the city of New York, 1789-97, and was succeeded by James Kent, afterward chan- cellor and comptroller of the state of New York, 1797-1800. He revised the statutes of the state of New York with Richard Varick in 1789 ; drew up the law establishing the state comp- troller's office in 1796 ; and Dr. Hosack said of him : " He is justly rated among the most profound and enlightened jurists of this or any other country and acted a useful and conspicuous part in organizing our courts and judicial system after the Revolution." He was twice married : first to Ellen, daughter of Cornelius Turk, who died soon after her marriage ; and .secondly to Cornelia, daughter of Elbert Herring, of New York, Their son, Maj. William, was a member of the New York assembly, 1816, 1818, 1820 and