John Paul Jones

(1747-1792)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 NRA: Jones John Paul (1747-1792) Naval Officer DNB: Jones, John Paul (1747-1792), naval officer in the American and Russian services LBT ID: JoJones1792 VIAF ID: 24679615 LOC ID: n50041060	B/BAP: 1747-07-06 DIED: 1792-07-18
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American naval commander, born in Scotland, whose exploits quickly became material for biographies and novels.
REFERENCES TO John Paul Jones: Sir Walter Scott to Maria Edgeworth, 24 February 1824 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 1: ¶ 2 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter V 1786-90 Found 1: ¶ 13 Chapter XII 1824 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter I. Found 1: ¶ 54