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George A. Jenks | |
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| 4th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office July 1886 – May 1889 | |
| Appointed by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | John Goode |
| Succeeded by | Orlow W. Chapman |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | District re-established |
| Succeeded by | Harry White |
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| Born | (1836-03-26)March 26, 1836 |
| Died | February 10, 1908(1908-02-10) (aged 71) |
| Education | Jefferson College |
| Occupation | U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district, United States Solicitor General, |
George Augustus Jenks (March 26, 1836 – February 10, 1908) was an American politician from the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania. He served in Congress and asSolicitor General of the United States.
George Jenks was born inPunxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 1836. He graduated from Jefferson College (nowWashington & Jefferson College) inCanonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1858. He was a member ofPhi Kappa Psi.
After college, he married Mary A. Mabon, and they had one daughter, Emma Jenks (1862–1926), who marriedBenjamin F. Shively. Jenks first worked as a lawyer before beginning a career as a judge and politician.
He served as aCongressman forPennsylvania from 1875 to 1877, in the44th Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions during the Forty-fourth Congress. He was also one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1876 to conduct the impeachment proceedings againstWilliam W. Belknap, ex-Secretary of War.[citation needed]
Following his tenure in Congress, Jenks was nominated by the Democrats for judge of theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1880. He was defeated byHenry Green, ofEaston, Pennsylvania. He was later selected as U.S. AssistantSecretary of Interior; a position which he held from 1885 to 1886.
From 1886 to 1889 Jenks served asUnited States Solicitor General, during PresidentGrover Cleveland’s first term. He was the Democratic nominee for governorship of Pennsylvania in 1898, as well as the Democratic nominee in the1899 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, during theQuay deadlock .
Jenks's son-in-law (husband of his daughter, Laura) wasBenjamin Shively, aU.S. Senator fromIndiana.[1]
Jenks died February 10, 1908, at his home inBrookville, Pennsylvania.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theSolicitor General of the United States.
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| Preceded by William M. Singerly | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Pennsylvania 1898 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1875–1877 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Solicitor General 1886–1889 | Succeeded by |
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