Jones, Hilary Pollard, 1863-1938

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Birth 1863-11-14
Death 1938-01-01

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Hilary Pollard Jones, Jr. (14 November 1863 - 1 January 1938) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I. During the early 1920s, he served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet.

From the description of Letter, November 23, 1927. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18171752

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of Hilary Pollard Jones, 1889-1937 (bulk 1920-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060418

Biographical Note

1863, Nov. 14 Born, Hanover County, Va. 1884 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1887 1890 Duty in USS Nipsic 1898 Duty in USS Dorothea during Spanish-American War 1904 1906 Commanded USS Scorpion 1909 Executive officer, USS Idaho 1911 Commanded USS Birmingham and USS Tennessee 1911 1912 Commanded USS Rhode Island 1912 1914 Commandant, Washington Navy Yard, and superintendent, Gun Factory, Washington, D.C. 1914 1916 Commanded USS Florida 1917 Commanded Squadron No. 1, Patrol Force Married Virginia Lippincott 1918 Commanded Division No. 1, Cruiser Force 1919 1920 Commanded Battleship Squadron No. 2, Atlantic Fleet 1920 Commanded Battleship Force, Atlantic Fleet 1921 1922 Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet 1922 1923 Commander-in-chief, United States Fleet, admiral rank 1923 President, General Board, United States Navy 1926 1927 Naval adviser on American delegation to the Preparatory Commission for Limitation of Armaments, Geneva, Switzerland 1927 1928 United States navy representative, Three Power Conference for Limitation of Naval Armament, Geneva, Switzerland 1930 Naval adviser, London Arms Conference, London, England 1938, Jan. 1 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Hilary Pollard Jones Papers, 1889-1937, (bulk 1920-1930), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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