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George Hilton Jones, III, D. Phil (Oxon) (1924–2008) was an American Rhodes Scholar, historian, college professor, and author of numerous works on English history. ==Early life== Jones was the descendant of a prominent Louisiana family, his grandfather, Dr. John Welch Jones, having been superintendent of the Louisiana State Insane Asylum at Jackson, Louisiana.〔(John Welch Jones, MD ). In: Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. (ed.), ''Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form'' (volume 3), Century Historical Association, 1914: pp. 210-211.〕 Jones was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 15, 1924, to Judge William Carruth Jones and Elizabeth Fly Kirkpatrick, formerly of Natchez, Mississippi.〔Certificate of Live Birth, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Louisiana.〕〔 George Hilton Jones. ''Curriculum Vitae''.〕 He was baptized at the First Methodist Church (now First United Methodist Church) of Baton Rouge, where his mother was a member. Jones was the fifth of five children.〔 His family was accomplished, his father being a graduate of Tulane University School of Law, a member of the Baton Rouge bar, and a judge of the City Court of Baton Rouge, and later the 19th District Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeal. His mother was a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and a concert pianist. The family resided in a Dutch colonial home at 2103 Government Street in Baton Rouge.〔Chambers, Henry E. (William Carruth Jones ), ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1925: p. 59.〕 Jones attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory School from 1935 until his graduation in 1940.〔 He then attended Louisiana State University for the 1940-41 term where he had all "A"s in his classes.〔''State-Times'', Baton Rouge, June 28, 1941.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Hilton Jones III」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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