George Hilton Jones III, D. Phil (Oxon) (1924–2008) was an American Rhodes Scholar, historian, college professor, and author of numerous works on English history.
The family resided in a Dutch colonial home at 2103 Government Street in Baton Rouge.
Jones was enlisted in the United States Army on 9 December 1942, but he was not called for active service until 7 April 1943.
The division departed the United States on 19 February 1945 and arrived at Le Havre, France on 2 March 1945 and briefly saw action in Germany and Czechoslovakia before the end of hostilities in Europe.
Jones was honorably discharged from the United States Army on 15 November 1945 at the LaGarde General Hospital, New Orleans with a certificate of disability.
Jones continued to reside in Charleston, Illinois, where he had many friends after his retirement from active teaching.
Jones was an acknowledged expert in English history of the 17th and 18th century, which included the Glorious Revolution, the English Bill of Rights, the installation and reign of William III and Mary II on the throne of England, and the attempt by Bonnie Prince Charlie to attain the throne.
Jones typically spent his summers in England or other nearby countries where he carried out research in various libraries and archives.
[3] Jones was also an expert on the question of the succession to the throne of Tuscany, which arose because of the failure of the Medici family to produce an heir.
He was interred on February 1, 2008 in the Jones family plot in Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[13] after a graveside ceremony officiated by Rev.