John Taylor Jones
John Taylor Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1802 |
| Died | September 13, 1851 (aged 49) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Years active | 1830–1851 |
| Spouses | Judith Leavitt
(m. 1840; died 1846)Sarah Sleeper (m. 1847) |
John Taylor Jones (July 16, 1802 – September 13, 1851) was an American missionary, and one of the earliest Protestant missionary to Siam (now Thailand) with his wife, Eliza Grew Jones. He is credited with introducing to Siam the modern world map, and producing a translation of the New Testament in Siamese (Thai) from Greek.