George A. Jenks

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George A. Jenks

George Augustus Jenks (born March 25, 1836 in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , †  February 10, 1908 in Brookville , Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ), who served as the United States Solicitor General from 1886 to 1889 .

George Jenks graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg in 1858 . He then studied law , was inducted into the bar, and began practicing law in Brookville before embarking on a political career. From 1875 to 1877 he was a member of the US House of Representatives as a representative of the 25th  Congressional constituency of Pennsylvania . During this time he chaired the Disability Pension Committee and was involved in the successful impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War William W. Belknap .

After his time in Congress , Jenks initially concentrated on his legal work. However, his candidacy for a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1880 failed. From 1885 to 1886 he was Deputy Secretary of the Interior before he took over the office of Solicitor General in 1886 . He remained the chief plenipotentiary of the federal government in court until 1889. Thereafter, candidacies for governor of Pennsylvania in 1898 and as US senator in the following year failed .

Web links

  • George A. Jenks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Jenks, George A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jenks, George Augustus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1908
Place of death Brookville , Pennsylvania