Jonathan
son of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabæus, a famous Jewish general. He compelled Bacchides, the Syrian commander, to sue for peace; defeated Demetrius Soter and his general Apollonius. At length he fell by treachery into the hands of Tryphon, who, after receiving a large sum as a ransom for him, put him to death, 143 JONES Jones and Rogers. He became a prominent member of the Democratic party in the territory and state of New Mexico, being National Committeeman from that state. Appointed first Assistant Secretary of the Interior in 1913.