Thomas Jenckes

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Thomas Allen Jenckes (born November 2, 1818 in Cumberland , Rhode Island , †  November 4, 1875 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1871 he represented the first constituency of the state of Rhode Island in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Jenckes attended public schools in his home country and then studied until 1838 at Brown University in Providence . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1840, he began to work there in his new profession. In 1842 he served as secretary on the board of a meeting to revise the Rhode Island constitution. Between 1845 and 1855 he held the office of Attorney General of Rhode Island.

Jenckes was an MP in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1854 to 1857 . In 1855 he was also the state commissioner for the revision of the state's laws. Jenckes belonged to the Republican Party founded in 1854 and was elected as its candidate in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in 1862 , where he replaced William Paine Sheffield on March 4, 1863 . After three re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate until March 3, 1871. During this time, the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson fell , who had a majority in the House of Representatives, but failed in the Senate with one vote. Jenckes chaired the patent committee throughout his time in Congress . He helped to draft some laws that simplified patent law . Jenckes was also on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. In 1870, he introduced the bill that officially established the US Department of Justice . Until then there was the United States Attorney General , who acted as attorney general ; but there was no regular ministry.

After not being reelected in 1870, Jenckes returned to practice as a lawyer until his death in 1876. In the years 1872 and 1873 he represented the federal government in a bribery process (Crédit Mobilier of America scandal). Thomas Jenckes died in 1875 and was buried in Providence.

Web links

  • Thomas Jenckes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Jenckes, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jenckes, Thomas Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Cumberland , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1875
Place of death Cumberland , Rhode Island