The Reverend Prof. George Jones (July 30, 1800 – January 22, 1870) was a minister of the Episcopal Church, United States Navy chaplain, academic, and writer.

He is remembered as the first chaplain and head of English studies at the United States Naval Academy and for his participation in the landmark 1852–1854 expedition to Japan under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry.

With a lifelong involvement in naval education, Jones made written recommendations to the Secretary of the Navy in 1839 to establish a more formalized officer training program.

The squadron cleared Hampton Roads on November 24, heading first for Madeira, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and continued to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and the Ryukyu Islands before entering Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853.

In all, Jones was to conduct four more Christian burials during the fleet's stay in Japanese waters, one such funeral at Shimoda captured in sketch by the official expedition artist Wilhelm Heine.