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George Hilton Jones, American history educator, writer. Rhodes scholar, Oxford, 1947-1950; fellow Newberry Library., Chicago, summer 1959, Guggenheim Foundation, London, 1960-1961. Corporal United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow Royal History Society; member American Association of University Professors, North America Conference on British Studies, United Oxford and Cambridge University Club.

Background

Jones, George Hilton was born on January 11, 1924 in Baton Rouge. Son of William Carruth and Elizabaeth Fly (Kirkpatrick) Jones.

Education

Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1950.

Career

Instructor Hofstra College, Hempstead, New York, 1950-1951. Assistant professor Indiana University, Bloomington, 1951-1952. Assistant editor American Book Company, New York City, 1953-1954.

Assistant professor Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, 1954-1956, Texas Technological College, Lubbock, 1958-1961, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1961-1964. Associate professor Olivet (Michigan) College, 1964-1966. From associate to full professor Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1966-1989, professor emeritus, from 1989.

Educational advisor R.J. Best, Inc., San Francisco, since 2001.

Achievements

  • George Hilton Jones has been listed as a notable history educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Corporal United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow Royal History Society. Member American Association of University Professors, North America Conference on British Studies, United Oxford and Cambridge University Club.

Interests

  • Avocation: writing light verse.

Connections

Father:
William Carruth Jones

Mother:
Elizabaeth Fly (Kirkpatrick) Jones