JONES, WILLIAM
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊnz], \dʒˈəʊnz], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_n_z]\
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(1760-1831), served in the battles of Trenton and Princeton during the Revolution. He represented Pennsylvania as a Democrat in the U. S. Congress from 1801 to 1803. He was Secretary of the Navy in 1813 and 1814. Subsequently he was president of the U. S. Bank.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
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