Jones, Hilary Pollard, 1863-1938

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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

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  • 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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creatorOf Hilary Pollard Jones Papers, 1889-1937, (bulk 1920-1930) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith Gleaves, Albert, 1858-1937. person
correspondedWith Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 person
correspondedWith Holland, George West, 1885-1948 person
correspondedWith Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 person
correspondedWith Knox, Dudley Wright, 1877-1960 person
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Death 1938-01-01

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