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William Jones (1760–September 6, 1831) was an American politician. Download high resolution version (565x675, 68 KB) http://www. ... Download high resolution version (565x675, 68 KB) http://www. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Jones was born in Philadelphia in 1760. Apprenticed in a shipyard, during the American War of Independence he saw combat in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and later served at sea. In the decades that followed the war he was a successful merchant in Charleston, and in Philadelphia. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1800 and was offered the office of Secretary of the Navy in 1801, but declined and remained in Congress to the end of his term in 1803. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Charleston, South Carolinas Oldest City Charleston is a city in Charleston County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ...

With the War of 1812 raging, Jones became Secretary of the Navy in January 1813. His policies contributed greatly to American success on the Great Lakes and to a strategy of coastal defense and commerce raiding on the high seas. In late 1814, near the end of his term, he made recommendations on the reorganization of the Navy Department. These led to the establishment of the Board of Commissioners system which operated from 1815 until 1842. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ... Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy. ... The Board of Naval Commissioners was created February 7, 1815, as part of an expansion of the U.S. Navy Department, but its authority was generally confined to procuring stores and materials and to constructing, arming, and equipping vessels of war. ...

During much of 1813 and into 1814, Jones also served as acting Secretary of the Treasury and in 1816 was appointed President of the Second Bank of the United States. He returned to commercial pursuits in 1819. Jones died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1831. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... The Second Bank of the United States was founded in 1816, five years after the expiration of the First Bank of the United States and the chaos that ensued. ... Bethlehem is a city located in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in eastern Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The destroyer USS William Jones (DD-308) was named in his honor. The first USS William Jones (DD-308), a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for William Jones. ...

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