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| President of theSecond Bank of the United States | |
| In office January 7, 1817 – January 25, 1819 | |
| President | James Madison James Monroe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Fisher(Acting) |
| United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| Acting May 9, 1813 – February 8, 1814 | |
| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Albert Gallatin |
| Succeeded by | George W. Campbell |
| 4thUnited States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office January 19, 1813 – December 1, 1814 | |
| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Paul Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Crowninshield |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Waln |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | 1760 (1760) |
| Died | September 6, 1831(1831-09-06) (aged 70–71) Bethlehem,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Continental Army |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
William Jones (1760 – September 6, 1831) was an American politician.
Jones was born inPhiladelphia in theProvince of Pennsylvania. Apprenticed in a shipyard, during theAmerican Revolutionary War, he saw combat in the battles ofTrenton andPrinceton and later served at sea. In the decades that followed the war, he was a successful merchant inCharleston, South Carolina, and in Philadelphia. He was elected as a Republican to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1800 and was offered the office ofSecretary of the Navy in 1801, but declined and remained in Congress to the end of his term in 1803. In 1805, he was elected as a member of theAmerican Philosophical Society.[1]
With theWar of 1812 raging, Jones became Secretary of the Navy in January 1813. His policies contributed greatly to American success on theGreat 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 theNavy Department. These led to the establishment of theBoard of Commissioners system which operated from 1815 until 1842.
From May 1813 to February 1814, Jones also served as actingSecretary of the Treasury and in 1816 was appointed President of theSecond Bank of the United States.[2][3] He returned to commercial pursuits in 1819. Jones died inBethlehem, Pennsylvania.[4]
The destroyerUSSWilliam Jones (DD-308) was named in his honor.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district 1801–1803 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Navy 1813–1814 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by bank established | President of theSecond Bank of the United States 1817–1819 | Succeeded by James Fisher Acting |
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