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Thomas Allen Jenckes Sr.
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Born: November 2, 1818

Birthplace: Cumberland, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Bowen Jenckes 1786 – 1819
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Mother: Abigail W. Allen 1794 – 1863
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Wife: Mary Jane Fuller 1819 – 1872
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Children:

Jeanie Rosalie Jenckes Bartlett 1844 – 1907​
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​
Mary Edith Jenckes Goddard 1844 – 1921​
(Buried: North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island)​
Ida Cornelia Jenckes 1846 – 1863​
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​
Florence Madeline Jenckes Bridgham 1849 – 1930​
(Buried: North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island)​
Agnes Fuller Jenckes 1852 – 1852​
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​
Thomas Allen Jenckes Jr. 1856 – 1928​
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:


1838: Graduated from Brown University​

Occupation before War:

1840 – 1863: Attorney in Providence, Rhode Island​
1840 – 1844: Clerk of Rhode Island State House
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1842: Secretary of Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention​
1845 – 1855: Rhode Island State Adjutant General​
1854 – 1857: Rhode Island State Representative​
1855: Commissioner to revise Rhode Island State Laws​

Civil War Career:

1863 – 1871: United States Congressman from Rhode Island​
1863 – 1871: Chairman of House Patents Committee​
1865: Voted in support of the 13th​ Amendment to U.S. Constitution​
1865 – 1867: Chairman of House Civil Service Committee​

Occupation after War:
1869 – 1871: Ranking Member House Revisal of the laws Committee​
1870: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress​
1871 – 1875: Attorney in Providence Rhode Island​

Died:
November 4, 1875

Place of Death: Cumberland, Rhode Island

Age at time of Death: 57 years old

Burial Place: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
 
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