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Rh periodicals, chiefly on historical and biographical subjects, and has published several pamphlets and addressi's; also "Historical Collections relating to Gwynedd" (1884; 2d ed., 1897), a work of local history, involving Welsh research ; " Memorial History of Philadelphia " (vol. i., 1895) ; and •' The p'amily of William Penn " (1897).

'''JENKINS. Micah''', soldier, b. on Edisto island, S. C. in 1836 ; d. in the Wilderness, 6 May, 186-1. He was graduated at South Carolina military in- stitute, and established a private military school at Yorkville, S. C, in 1855. He was elected colo- nel of the 5th South Carolina regiment at the opening of the civil war, and reorganized it at the end of its year's enlistment as Jenkins's palmetto sharp-shooters. He led a brigade in the seven days battles around Richmond, and brought out his'sharp-shooters, originally numbering more than 1,00, with but 125 men. He was promoted to brigadier-general, was present at the second battle of Bull Run, where he was severely wounded and where two of his colonels and his adjutant-general were killed. In the spring of 1863 he led a corps of observation on the Blaekwater, near Richmond and Petersburg. In September following he went to Georgia with Longstreet, but was too late for the battle of Chickamauga. He then commanded Horn's division and accompanied Longstreet to Tennessee. He moved thence in the spring to Virginia, where he met his death, from his own men by mistake, on the second day of Grant's ad- vance through the Wilderness.

'''JENNEY. William Le Baron,''' architect, b. in Fairhaven. Ma.ss., 25 Sept., 1832. He was edu- cate<l at Phillips academy, Andovcr, was graduated at the £^cole centrale des arts et manufactures, Paris, and later studied art and architecture in the studios of that city. He served as an engineer, with the rank of captain, on Gen. Grant's staff from Cairo to ( 'orinth, and afterward on Gen. Sherman's staff until 1866. Two years later he settled in Chi- cago, inventing and first using in 1884 the skele- ton construction now in general use for tall build- ings. Capt. Jenney was the architect of The Fair and the horticultural building of the Chicago Co- lumbian exposition, the Union league club, and the New York Mfe liuilding.

JENNINGS, Francis, hymnologist,b. at Melk- ham, Wiltshire. England. 3. !^ov.. 1808 : d. in Phila- delphia, 8 June, 18!H. His father, William, was in the Hritish army. Until Francis was seven years old he attended "a dame's school,"and he was then put to work in a cloth-factory and a ropeyard. At last ht was employed by a physician and learned to write. In 1842 he came to the United States, settled in Philadelphia, and he soon became one of the most thorough hymnologists in America, In 1871 the " Baptist Ilymn-Book " was published, and he prepared for it a biographical index, giving the natues, dates of birth and death of the authors and their birthplaces, and also the time when the hymns were first printed. His first collection of hymn-books, numbering 300 volumes, belongs to the Baptist publication society; his second, of 600 volumes, he gave to the Baptist historical society. Besides contributions to mat'azines, he wrote " Ilynins, and other Poems " (Philadelphia. 1864).

JENNINGS, Russell, clergyman, b., in Weston (now Kaston), Conn., in 1800; d. in Middletown, Conn., 8 March, 1888. He entered Madison uni- versity in 1821, but left to pursue the theological course at Newton seminary, served for several years as a missionary in Connecticut, and was afterward pastor of Baptist churches at Saybrook, Meriden, Waterbury, Norwich, and Deep River, Conn. He gave $15,000 to build a church at Ches- ter, Conn., and during his life expended $200,000 in aiding and establishing Baptist churches.

JEWELL, Theodore Frelinghuysen, naval oflicer, b. in Georgetown, D. C. 5 Aug., 1844, and was graduated at the U. S. naval academy. He com- manded a naval battery of field howitzers in defence of Washington in 1863, and, passing through the intermediate grades, attained the rank of captain in February, 1898. He served on all the foreign stations, was in connnand of the naval torpedo sta- tion for three years, and for the same period was superintendent of the naval gun-factory, and dur- ing the war with Spain commanded the U. S. pro- tecteil cruiser " Minneapolis." He is a fellow of the American association for the advancement of science, a companion of the military order of the Loyal legion, and the author of several pamphlets and papers on professional subjects.

JEWETT, Ezekiel. b. in Rindge, N. H., 16 Oct., 1791 ; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., in May, 1877. At the opening of the war of 1812 he was commis- sioned a lieutenant in the 11th U. S. infantry, and participated in all the important engagements on the Niagara frontier. At Fort Erie he repelled a storming party, and was so fortunate as to engage the attention of Gen. Scott, He was then attached to that oflicer's staff. After the close of the war Jewett, with several American, French, and Eng- lish officers, joined Gen. Jose Carrera, who came to this country to arouse sympathy and obtain material aid in Chili's struggle with Spain for in- dependence. In Chili Jewett was given a regi- ment of lancers, and afterward commanded the entire cavalry force of the revolutionists. Upon the death of Carrera he was obliged to return to the United States. In 1827 Col. Jewett received an appointment in the quartermaster's department of the U. S. army, and for seventeen years resided at Fort Niagara. In 1849 he went to California, and after some time in the mines made a prospect- ing tour along the coast for coal and quicksilver deposits in the interest of an FInglish mercantile house. While at Santa Barbara he began the col- lection of his great cabinet of eonchology. In 1851 he returned to New York state, and for several years he devoted himself to the study of geology and the collection of fossils. His extensive geo- logical collection is now in Cornell university. It is among the most complete in existence.

'''JOHNSON. Francis Godschall.''' Canadian ju- rist, b. 1 Jan.. 1817, at Oakley House, Bedford- shire, England; d. at Montreal, 1891. He was e<lucated at .St. Omer, France, and Bruges, Bel- gium, and went to Canada in 1834, studied law, was called to the bar of Lower Canada in 1839, and wasappointed queen's counsel at the age of thirty. In 1854 he became recorder of Rupert's Land and governor of A.ssiniboine, now Manitoba, Pour years later he returned to Montreal, and practised law until 1865. when he went on the bench. In 1870 he was sent to Manitoba to assist in the or- ganization of a system of government there. In 1872 he was offered the lieutcinint-governorship of that province, but declined it. Judge Johnson finally became chief justice, and was knighted.

JOHNSON, George, Canadian journalist, b. in Annapolis Royal. Nova Scotia. 29 Oct., 1837. He was educated at Sackville Wesleyan academy; took charge of the Halifax "Recorder" as editor. and conducted that paper for several years, strongly advocating the union of the British North American provinces. He studied law. and was admitted to the barof Nova Scotia, December, 1877; was a captain in the militia. In 1881 was