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John Percival Jones (* 27. Januar 1829 in Herefordshire, England; † 12. November 1912 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein britisch- amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei, der von 1873 bis 1903 den Bundesstaat Nevada im US-Senat vertrat.
John Paul Jones (* 3. Januar 1946 in Sidcup, Kent; eigentlich John Richard Baldwin) ist bekannt als der Bassist der britischen Hard-Rock -Gruppe Led Zeppelin. Neben dem Bass spielte Jones dort auch Keyboards und Mandoline. Heute arbeitet er als Arrangeur und Musikproduzent .
John Paul Jones, American naval hero in the American Revolution, renowned for his victory over British ships off the east coast of England on September 23, 1779. He was given a Congressional Gold Medal in 1787, and his grave in Annapolis, Maryland, was made a national shrine.
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29. Okt. 2009 · John Paul Jones was a Revolutionary War hero known as the father of the U.S. Navy. Born in Scotland in 1747, Jones came to America as a merchant sailor.
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John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish American naval captain who was a naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
28. Okt. 2020 · Scottish by birth, Commodore John Paul Jones became the new United States' first naval hero during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Beginning his career as a merchant sailor and, later, captain, he was forced to flee to the North American colonies after killing a member of his crew in self defense. In 1775, shortly after the war ...
Jones was born John Paul on 6 July 1747, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. At the age of 12 he entered the British merchant marine and went to sea for the first time as a cabin boy. He...
