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John Paul Jones was a state senator in Louisiana. He represented Bienville Parish from 1912 to 1916. He succeeded Rush Wimberly in the state senate. He lived in the Jones House. He was a Democrat. A. R. Johnson succeeded him. References Louisiana state senators Year of birth missing Year of death missing

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Not who you're looking for? Others named John Paul Jones: American naval officer (1747–1792) · American track athlete (1890–1970) · British bassist · 1959 film by John Farrow

John Paul Jones was a state senator in Louisiana. He represented Bienville Parish from 1912 to 1916. He succeeded Rush Wimberly in the state senate. He lived in the Jones House. He was a Democrat. A. R. Johnson succeeded him.

Notable quotes

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”
— Letter to Le Ray de Chaumont (16 November 1778), as quoted in The Naval History of the United States (1890) by Willis John Abbot, p. 82
“I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!”
— His much less famous response, in the late phase of the Battle of Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779, to an inquiry by his opponent (Captain Richard Pearson of the Royal Navy ship HMS Serapis) as to whether he was surrendering his ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard, which was by this time very seriously damaged.
“Where men of fine feeling are concerned there is seldom misunderstanding.”
— Letter from Jones to the Marquis de Lafayette, (1 May 1779)

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