Michael H. Jenks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Ramsey |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Erdman |
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| Born | (1795-05-21)May 21, 1795 Bridgetown Mills, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 16, 1867(1867-10-16) (aged 72) |
| Political party | Whig |
Michael Hutchinson Jenks (May 21, 1795 – October 16, 1867)[1] was aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1]
Michael H. Jenks was born at Bridgetown Mills, Pennsylvania, nearMiddletown, Pennsylvania. He served as commissioner ofBucks County, Pennsylvania, from 1830 to 1833, and treasurer from 1833 to 1835.[1] He moved toNewtown, Pennsylvania, in 1837, and served as associate judge of the court of common pleas of Bucks County from 1838 to 1843.[1]
Jenks was elected as a Whig to theTwenty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1844. He was engaged in the real estate business and as general business agent from 1845 to 1865, and served as chief burgess of Newtown from 1848 to 1853.[1]
Jenks was married to Mary Ridgeway. His daughter, Anna Earl Jenks, was married toAlexander Ramsey, first territorial governor of Minnesota and second governor of the state of Minnesota. Ramsey served in the 28th congress with Jenks, and it was during a visit to Washington that Anna met her future husband.
He died in Newtown in 1867. Interment in theNewtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery.[1]
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