William Jones (governor)
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William Jones （October 8, 1753 – April 9, 1822） was the eighth Governor of Rhode Island from 1811 to 1817.
He was a Federalist.
Jones was born in Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, into a family of Welsh origin.
His grandfather Thomas Jones （1691–1740） was born in Wales and settled in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
His parents were William and Elizabeth （Pearce） Jones.
William was the fourth of five children.
In January 1776, at age 23, Jones was commissioned as Lieutenant in Babcock's/Lippitt's Regiment, which was raised in Rhode Island.
By September he was promoted to captain.
The regiment joined General George Washington's Main Army at Harlem Heights in October, just after the battle; then fought in the Battle of White Plains; the Battle of the Assunpink Creek and the Battle of Princeton.
In February 1777 he returned to Rhode Island.
On March 4, 1778, Jones was commissioned as captain of Marines on board the sloop USS Providence.
He is credited with originating the phrase "a few good men." On 20 March 1779 in Boston, Capt.
Jones advertised for "a few good men" to enlist in the Corps for naval duty.
The term seemed ideally suited for Marines, mainly because of the implication that "a few" good men would be enough.
This term has survived for over 200 years and has been synonymous with U.S. Marines ever since.
He was captured at the Siege of Charleston in May 1780, was later exchanged, and served until the end of the war.
He was probably discharged, along with most of the Continental armed forces, in November 1783.
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