Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania)
| Robert Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district | |
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In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by |
Isaac Anderson John Whitehill |
| Succeeded by |
Roger Davis John M. Hyneman Joseph Lefever |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 10, 1769 Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
April 18, 1848 (aged 78) Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Carmichael |
Robert Jenkins (July 10, 1769 – April 18, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Early life
Robert Jenkins was born in Windsor Forges, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the select school of Dr. Robert Smith of Pequea. He was an ironmaster in Caernarvon Township, and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1804 and 1805.
Career
He was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses. He was a member of a Group of Horse, and took an active part in suppressing the Whisky Insurrection in Pennsylvania.
Personal life
He married Catherine Carmichael (1775–1853).[1] They had two sons and six daughters: David Jenkins (1800–1850) and John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), Elizabeth Jenkins (1803–1870), Mary Jenkins (1805–1859), Martha Jenkins (1805–1890), Phoebe Ann Jenkins (1807–1872), Catharine Jenkins (1812–1886), and Sarah Jenkins (1817-unknown).[1]
Death
He died at Windsor Forges in 1848. He was buried in the Caernarvon Presbyterian Churchyard in Churchtown, Pennsylvania.
Legacy
He was a grandfather of noted American sculptor and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925).[2]
Sources
- 1 2 Ancestry.com
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Joan Deen and Mary Wiley Myers (September 1988, May 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windsor Forge Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18. Check date values in:
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- United States Congress. "Robert Jenkins (id: J000087)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Isaac Anderson and John Whitehill |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1807–1811 1807–1809 alongside: John Hiester and Matthias Richards 1809–1811 alongside: Daniel Hiester and Matthias Richards |
Succeeded by Roger Davis John M. Hyneman and Joseph Lefever |