Calvin Jones (physician)
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. 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. During the War of 1812; he commanded the state's seventh militia division, having previously served as the adjutant general of North Carolina.
Calvin Jones | |
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| Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina | |
| In office December 8, 1817 – December 19, 1820 | |
| Preceded by | John L. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John A. Cameron |
| 3rd Adjutant General of North Carolina | |
| In office 1808–1812 | |
| Appointed by | David Stone |
| Preceded by | Edward Pasteur |
| Succeeded by | Robert Williams |
| 4th Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| In office 1807–1809 | |
| Preceded by | William Hill |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1775 Great Barrington, Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | September 20, 1846 (aged 71) Bolivar, Tennessee |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | North Carolina Militia |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Seventh Militia Division |
| Wars | Quasi-War War of 1812 |
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. He claimed to know Andrew Jackson and the first lady "very well personally" in a letter he wrote to a cousin in 1828.