Calvin Jones (physician)

Calvin Jones
Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina
In office
December 8, 1817 – December 19, 1820
Preceded byJohn L. Taylor
Succeeded byJohn A. Cameron
3rd Adjutant General of North Carolina
In office
1808–1812
Appointed byDavid Stone
Preceded byEdward Pasteur
Succeeded byRobert Williams
4th Intendant of Police of Raleigh,
North Carolina
In office
1807–1809
Preceded byWilliam Hill
Succeeded byJohn Marshall
Personal details
Born(1775-04-02)April 2, 1775
Great Barrington, Massachusetts Bay
DiedSeptember 20, 1846(1846-09-20) (aged 71)
Bolivar, Tennessee
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
BranchNorth Carolina Militia
RankMajor-General
CommandsSeventh Militia Division
WarsQuasi-War
War of 1812

Calvin Jones (April 2, 1775 – September 20, 1846) was an American physician and politician who served as the Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina (present day Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina) from 1807 to 1809.[1][2] Previously, he served in the North Carolina House of Commons as the representative for Johnston County from 1799 to 1802 and Wake County in 1807.[3] During the War of 1812; he commanded the state's seventh militia division, having previously served as the adjutant general of North Carolina.[1]

Jones also helped found the North Carolina Medical Society, served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1802 to 1832 and the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina from 1817 to 1820.[1] He claimed to know Andrew Jackson and the first lady "very well personally" in a letter he wrote to a cousin in 1828.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Powell, William S., ed. (1988). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Vol. 3. University of North Carolina Press. ASIN B000O7UO8W.
  2. ^ "Introducing Calvin Jones, overachiever." Wake Forest Gazette. 29 Jan. 2010 Archived 2010-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ NC Manual of 1913
  4. ^ "Birthplace buys early Jones letter". Wake Forest Gazette. 5 (41). Carol Pelosi. October 27, 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.