Mitchell Jenkins | |
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.jpg) From 1947'sPictorial Directory of the 80th Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. Flood |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. Flood |
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| Born | (1896-01-24)January 24, 1896 Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1977(1977-09-15) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University New York University School of Law |
Mitchell Jenkins (January 24, 1896 – September 15, 1977) was aU.S.RepublicanCongressional Representative fromPennsylvania.
Mitchell Jenkins was born inForty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He attended theKingston, Pennsylvania public elementary schools and theWyoming Seminary Upper School during his high school years. He graduated fromWesleyan University inMiddletown, Connecticut in June 1919 and theNew York University School of Law inNew York City in June 1923.
Jenkins was admitted to the New YorkBar in December 1923 and thePennsylvaniaBar in January 1924 and commenced practice inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He served as assistant district attorney of Luzerne County from 1938 to 1946.
In April 1917, Jenkins enlisted as a private in theUnited States Army and was discharged as a first lieutenant on January 2, 1919. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard as a private in January 1926 and rose through the ranks to lieutenant colonel prior to induction into Federal service on February 17, 1941. He served four and a half years during theSecond World War, during which time he was promoted to colonel, and was placed on inactive status on October 5, 1945. He was promoted to brigadier general (retired) in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Jenkins was elected as a Republican to theEightieth Congress (January 3, 1947–January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for reelection in 1948 to theEighty-first Congress. He once again served as the assistant district attorney of Luzerne County in 1949, and again in 1950. Thereafter he resumed his private law practice inWilkes-Barre, where he died, aged 81. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery inShavertown, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1947–1949 | Succeeded by |
