Hilary Pollard Jones, Jr.

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Admiral Hilary Pollard Jones, Jr., (14 November, 1863 – 1 January, 1938) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Hilary Pollard Jones, Jr. was born on 14 November, 1863. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from Virginia, entering on 25 October, 1880.[1]

Jones was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 16 October, 1895.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Clifford J. Boush
Captain of U.S.S. Scorpion
1904[3][4] – 19 Feb, 1906[5][Inference]
Succeeded by
Frank W. Kellogg
Preceded by
John Hood
Captain of U.S.S. Rhode Island
4 May, 1911[6] – 30 Dec, 1912[7][8][Inference]
Succeeded by
Clarence S. Williams
Preceded by
Frank E. Beatty
Commandant, Navy Yard, Washington
c. early 1913[9] – after 1 Jan, 1913[10]
Succeeded by
Edward W. Eberle
Preceded by
Frank E. Beatty
Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory
c. early 1913[11] – after 1 Jan, 1913[12]
Succeeded by
Edward W. Eberle
Preceded by
William R. Rush
Captain of U.S.S. Florida
21 Dec, 1914[13] – 24 Jun, 1916[14][15]
Succeeded by
Thomas Washington
Preceded by
Henry B. Wilson, Jr.
Commanding Atlantic Fleet
Jun, 1921[16] – Dec, 1922[17]
Succeeded by
Ernest J. King

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1897. pp. 24-25.
  2. Register of Officers, 1897. pp. 24-25.
  3. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 22.
  4. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
  5. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 18.
  6. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
  7. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
  8. Register of Officers, 1914. p. 12.
  9. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
  10. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
  11. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
  12. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
  13. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
  14. Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
  15. Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
  16. Wikipedia.
  17. Wikipedia.