Lemuel Jenkins
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Lemuel Jenkins was an American lawyer and politician from New York
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, then Ulster County
, now Sullivan County, New York
, the posthumous son of Lemuel Jenkins (1740-1789), originally of Edgartown, Massachusetts
, and his third wife Mary (Dunham) Jenkins (1759-1809). He was admitted to the bar in October 1815, and practiced in Bloomingburgh. He was District Attorney of Sullivan County from 1818 to 1819. On May 13, 1819, he married Gertrude Pearson Huyck, and their children were Leonine Jenkins (1820-1849), Mary Elizabeth (Jenkins) McGill (b. 1821) and Charles Edward Jenkins (b. 1822).
Jenkins was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress
, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. Afterwards he removed to Albany, and resumed the practice of law there. On September 17, 1832, he married his second wife Elizabeth Tracy Kidd.
He died in Albany, New York
, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery
in Menands, New York
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His son Charles E. Jenkins removed to Milwaukee in 1848, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1850 and 1851, and Judge of the Milwaukee County Court from 1854 to 1856.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
Jenkins was born in BloomingburghBloomingburg, New York
Bloomingburg, previously Bloomingburgh, is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census.The Village of Bloomingburg is in the Town of Mamakating.- History :...
, then Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, now Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
, the posthumous son of Lemuel Jenkins (1740-1789), originally of Edgartown, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Massachusetts
Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642....
, and his third wife Mary (Dunham) Jenkins (1759-1809). He was admitted to the bar in October 1815, and practiced in Bloomingburgh. He was District Attorney of Sullivan County from 1818 to 1819. On May 13, 1819, he married Gertrude Pearson Huyck, and their children were Leonine Jenkins (1820-1849), Mary Elizabeth (Jenkins) McGill (b. 1821) and Charles Edward Jenkins (b. 1822).
Jenkins was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. Afterwards he removed to Albany, and resumed the practice of law there. On September 17, 1832, he married his second wife Elizabeth Tracy Kidd.
He died in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery
Albany Rural Cemetery
The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Menands, New York, just outside of the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the United States, at over . Many historical American figures are buried there.-History:On April 2,...
in Menands, New York
Menands, New York
Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand...
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His son Charles E. Jenkins removed to Milwaukee in 1848, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1850 and 1851, and Judge of the Milwaukee County Court from 1854 to 1856.
External links
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71 and 448; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- The Ladies' Literary Cabinet (edition of June 26, 1819; page 56)
- Jenkins genealogy at RootsWeb
- Dunham genealogy (badly transcribed e-book)