Robert Jenkins (July 10, 1769 – April 18, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert Jenkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Anderson John Whitehill |
| Succeeded by | Roger Davis John M. Hyneman Joseph Lefever |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1804 - 1805 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1769 Caernarvon Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | April 18, 1848 (aged 78) Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Catherine Carmichael |
Biography
editEarly life
editRobert Jenkins was born at Windsor Forge Mansion in Caernarvon Township in the Province of 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
editHe 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
editHe 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
editHe died at Windsor Forge in 1848. He was buried in the Caernarvon Presbyterian Churchyard in Churchtown, Pennsylvania.
Legacy
editHe was a grandfather of noted American sculptor and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925).[2]
Sources
edit- ^ a b 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 (May 1989) [September 1988]. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windsor Forge Mansion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- United States Congress. "Robert Jenkins (id: J000087)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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