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Colonel John W. Jones

May 29, 2025
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HING History, People

Col. John W. Jones arrived in Hawaii about 1892 and is listed in the city directory 1892 -1893 as a shorthand reporter, Supreme Court. He continues to be listed in a court stenographer and reporter until 1910, when he is listed as Adjutant General until 1915.

During President Harding’s term of office he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Hawaii and left that office after Coolidge became president. In the final years of his life he was engaged principally as a searcher of records and land title.

Last updated October 1965

Officers of Company D. Left to Right- Standing - J. W. Jones and J. L. Torbert. Sitting - W.C. Wilder
Officers of Company D. Left to Right- Standing – J. W. Jones and J. L. Torbert. Sitting – W.C. Wilder
Officers National Guard Hawaii; Left to right- Lieut. J. W. Jones, Lieut. W. C. Wilder; Sitting- Capt. J. L. Torbelt
Officers National Guard Hawaii; Left to right- Lieut. J. W. Jones, Lieut. W. C. Wilder; Sitting- Capt. J. L. Torbelt
Officers of Company D. Left to Right- Standing - J. W. Jones and J. L. Torbert. Sitting - W.C. Wilder
Officers of Company D. Left to Right- Standing – J. W. Jones and J. L. Torbert. Sitting – W.C. Wilder
(Pictures from the Hawaiʻi State Archives)

Hawaii’s AG Past to Present

Col. John W. Jones April 2, 1907 - August 15, 1915
Col. John W. Jones
April 2, 1907 – August 15, 1915
(Picture from the 1982 Summer Pūpūkahi)

From 1907 through 1915 John Walter Jones- commanded- the Hawaii National Guard. Not too much information on him to relate.

Jones arrived in Hawaii in about 1892 and took a job as “shorthand reporter, Supreme Court” according to records of the time. Later in his life, after his service as adjutant general, Jones took over the job of Collector of Internal Revenue for Hawaii under President Harding.

– 1982 Summer Pūpūkahi pp. 3