John Paul Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Paul Jones

American naval officer

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1747

Place of Birth: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1792

Profession: diplomat, naval officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rear Admiral John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
He made many friends and enemies—who accused him of piracy—among America's political elites, and his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day.
As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American Navy" (a sobriquet he shares with John Barry and John Adams). Jones grew up in Scotland, became a sailor, and served as commander of several British merchant ships.
After having killed one of his crew members with a sword, he fled to the Colony of Virginia and around 1775 joined the newly founded Continental Navy in their fight against Britain in the American Revolutionary War.
He commanded U.S.
Navy ships stationed in France and led one single assault on England, which resulted in a failure, and few on British merchant ships.
Left without a command in 1787, he joined the Imperial Russian Navy and obtained the rank of rear admiral.

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Description	American portrait painter
Date of birth/death	15 April 1741	22 February 1827
Location of birth/death	St. Paul's Parish, Maryland	Philadelphia
Work location	Deutsch: Nordamerikanische Ostküste English: East coast of North America
Authority control	: Q454945 VIAF: 72190360 ISNI: 0000 0000 8262 3463 ULAN: 500017914 LCCN: n80025860 NLA: 35413732 WorldCat