John Coffin Jones (1796-1861)


 * 1820-1827: First US Consul to Hawaii

Biography
John Coffin Jones Jr. was born in 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was '''John Coffin Jones (1750–1829), Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Jones worked for Marshall and Wildes of Boston before he was appointed as the first Consul to Hawaii on September 19, 1820. He was considered an advocate for commercial interests in Hawaii, and was often in conflict with missionary elements in the island. His career was full of turmoil and complaint, and had limited support or instruction from Washington, D.C.

1st Marriage: Hannah Holmes
Jones married  Hannah Holmes Davis in 1823. She had 3 children from a previous marriage.

2nd Marriage: Lahilahi Marin
In about 1827, Jones brought a woman to Hawaii with him after a business trip in California and introduced her as his wife. Davis then divorced him, after which King Kamehameha III refused to acknowledge him as the Consul from the United States. She was Lahilahi Marín, daughter of Don Francisco de Paula Marín, Jones and Marin had three children: John (Huanu) Coffin Jones III, Rosalie, and Francis.[6]

3rd Marriage: Manuela Carrillo
In 1838 he moved to Santa Barbara, California and married Manuela Carrillo. John Coffin Jones Jr. died December 24, 1861.[1]