Calvin Jones (April 2, 1775 – September 20, 1846) was an American physician and politician who served as the Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina (present day Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina) from 1807 to 1809.

[3] During the War of 1812; he commanded the state's seventh militia division, having previously served as the adjutant general of North Carolina.

[5] He served in the House of Commons for Wake County in 1807,[3] and was elected Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina the same year.

The regiment received a signed letter from President John Adams in 1798, thanking them for their preparedness to serve during the Quasi-War.

When the Royal Navy attacked Portsmouth and Ocracoke Island with a 74-gun man-of-war, six frigates, two privateers, two schooners, and up to 70 smaller vessels in July 1813, he and his North Carolina militia mustered enough force to send the British landing party off after five days of raids.

[6] In 1820, Jones relocated out of Raleigh to what is now Wake Forest, to a 615-acre (2.49 km2) plantation which later gave its name to the surrounding town.

The property was purchased by the North Carolina Baptist Convention in 1832[1] and became the first home of Wake Forest College.