Thomas A. Jenkins

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Thomas Albert Jenkins
at a TVA committee hearing, November 23, 1938, Washington, D.C.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's tenth district
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Israel M. Foster
Succeeded by	Walter H. Moeller
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office 1923-1924
Personal details
Born	(1880-10-28)October 28, 1880 Jackson County, Ohio
Died	December 21, 1959(1959-12-21) (aged 79) Ironton, Ohio
Resting place	Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio State University College of Law

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Thomas Albert Jenkins (October 28, 1880 – December 21, 1959) of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District (from 1925 to 1959). He was born in Jackson County, Ohio.

Jenkins graduated from Providence College, Oak Hill, Ohio, in 1901 and received a law degree from Ohio State University at Columbus in 1907. He was admitted to the bar that same year and commenced practice in Ironton, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Lawrence County, Ohio, from 1916 to 1920. In 1923 and 1924, Jenkins served in the Ohio Senate and was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1920 and 1924. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1959). Jenkins was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1940, 1944. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958.

Jenkins died in 1959 and was interred at Woodland Cemetery, in Ironton, Ohio.

External links

Thomas Jenkins at Find-A-Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Israel M. Foster	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district March 4, 1925–January 3, 1959	Succeeded by Walter H. Moeller

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district

Patterson Jennings Shannon Davenport Kennon Vance Mason H. A. Moore Stone Delano Duncan Sweetser Taylor O. F. Moore Miller Trimble Ashley Hoag Peck C. Foster Ewing Rice Hurd Romeis Haynes Doan Enochs Bundy Fenton Morgan Bannon Johnson Switzer I. Foster Jenkins Moeller Abele Moeller Miller Hoke Kucinich Turner

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 6982430 LCCN: no96013139 SUDOC: 114303940 US Congress: J000088

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