Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania)

Robert Jenkins
Born July 10, 1769
Windsor Forges, Pennsylvania
Died April 18, 1848 (aged 78)
Windsor Forges, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Occupation Politician
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. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com
  2. "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: |date= (help)
United States House of Representatives
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