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Jelks, Godfrey —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jelks, J. T. —
Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Arkansas, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jelks, William Dorsey
(1855-1931) —
also known as William D. Jelks —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Russell
County, Ala., November
7, 1855.
Son of J. W. D. Jelks and Jane Goodrum (Frazer) Jelks.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Alabama
state senate; Governor of
Alabama, 1900, 1901-04, 1905-07; president, Protective Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1912-16.
Died December
13, 1931 (age 76 years, 36
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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| | JENCKES:
See also
Ebenezer
Jenckes Penniman |
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Jenckes, Edwin T. —
of St.
Johns County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jenckes, Joseph S. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1934-36.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jenckes, Thomas Allen
(1818-1875) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Rhode Island, 1818.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1863-71.
Died in 1875
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Jenckes, Virginia Ellis
(1877-1975) —
also known as Virginia E. Jenckes; Virginia Ellis
Somes —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
6, 1877.
Daughter of James Ellis Somes and Mary (Oliver) Somes.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1933-39.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
9, 1975 (age 97 years, 64
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Jenckes, Waldo N. —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | JENIFER:
See also
Jenifer
Broadbent —
Jenifer
Russo —
Michael
Jenifer Stone |
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Jenifer, Daniel
(1791-1855) —
of Allens Fresh, Charles
County, Md.
Born in Charles
County, Md., April 15,
1791.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1817-19, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1831-33, 1835-41 (1st District
1831-33, 7th District 1835-41); U.S. Minister to Austria, 1841-45; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died near Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., December
18, 1855 (age 64 years, 247
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Charles County, Md.
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Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
(1723-1790) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., 1723.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-81; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-82; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1782, 1785; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
16, 1790 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | JENISON:
See also
Jenison
G. Ward |
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Jenison, A. J. —
of Harvard, Clay
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jenison, Edward Halsey
(1907-1996) —
also known as Edward H. Jenison —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 27,
1907.
Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49,
23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 88 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jenison, Henry H. (b.
1842) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1842.
Member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1883-84.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jenison, Silas Hemenway
(1791-1849) —
of Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., May 17,
1791.
Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1835-36; Governor of
Vermont, 1835-41; probate judge in Vermont, 1842-47.
Died in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., September
30, 1849 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Interment at Jenison
Cemetery, Shoreham, Vt.
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Jenison, William F. —
of Clinton
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County 1st District,
1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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