Ernest Lester Jones

Colonel Ernest Lester Jones was born in East Orange, New Jersey and was commissioned a hydrographic and geodetic engineer. In addition to extended study abroad, he held an A. B. degree and an honorary A. M. degree conferred by Princeton University.

Ernest Lester Jones, the son of Charles Hopkins and Ida Jones was born in East Orange, New Jersey on April 14, 1876, and is a descendant of Mayflower passenger William Brewster . He received his educational training at the High School in Orange, New Jersey and at Newark Academy. Later he matriculated to Princeton University in the Class 1898, from which institution he received the Bachelor of Arts Degree.

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