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The Reverend Prof. George Jones (30 July 1800 – 22 January 1870) was a minister of the Episcopal Church, United States Navy Chaplain, academic and writer. Remembered as the first Chaplain and Head of English studies at the United States Naval Academy and for his participation in the landmark 1852-1854 expedition to Japan under the command of Commodore Perry. ==Background and early life== Born on the family estate near York, Pennsylvania in 1800, youngest son of Robert and Elizabeth Jones. Educated at Yale University where he graduated as the 1823 class valedictorian. After two years teaching in Washington DC, he served as schoolmaster on board the US Navy frigates USS Brandywine and USS Constitution and as secretary to Commodore Charles Morris. Jones was ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church in Hartford, Connecticut on January 16, 1831, thereafter serving as a parish priest in Middletown, Connecticut. Jones rejoined the US Navy in 1832, first as an acting chaplain aboard the flagship of the Mediterranean fleet USS United States, receiving his commission as a Chaplain in the US Navy on 20 April 1833. In common with other ship board chaplains of the era, Jones was responsible for the academic training of midshipmen in his charge. With a lifelong involvement in naval education, Jones made written representations to the Secretary of the Navy in 1839 to establish a more formalized officer training program. His appointment as the first Head of English and Chaplain of the newly opened Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845 and 1851 respectively, was a recognition of his public advocacy on this topic. 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 Jones (navy chaplain)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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