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 336 JAMESON. JENKINS. JAMESON, EPHRAIM ORCUTT, son of Daniel and Mary (Twiss) Jameson, was born January 23, 1S32, in Dunbarton, Merrimack county, N. H. Mr. Jameson was chairman of the school board in Concord, N. H., several years, su- perintendent of schools in Millis, and chap- lain of the Massachusetts State Grange. He was the author of "An Historical Dis- course of the Church of Christ, Medway " (1876); "A Memorial of Rev. William Cogswell, D. D." (j88o) ; "Historical Sketch of Medway " (1884) ; "The Cogs- wells in America " (18S4) ; "The History of Medway" (1886); "Medway Biogra- phies" (18S6) ; "The Military History of Medway" (1886), and is still engaged in literary work. JENKINS, EDWARD J., son of John and Sabina E. (Donnellon) Jenkins, was born December 20, 1854, in London, Eng- land. He was educated in the public and pri- vate schools of Boston ; studied law at Boston University, and was graduated therefrom in 1880. He was admitted to the Suffolk bar the same year, and is a member of the bar of the United States courts. Mr. Jenkins was a member of the Bos- ton school committee in 1875 ! served as His preparatory education was received in the public schools of his native town, in a private school in Chester, and Gilmanton Academy, N. H. He was graduated in 1855 from Dartmouth College, and in 1858 from the Andover Theological Seminary. He was ordained and installed as pastor of the East Congregational church, Con- cord, N. H., in 1859, where he remained until 1865, when he was called to the pas- torate of the evangelical Congregational church in Salisbury, where he remained until 1 87 1. He then removed to East Medway (now Millis), where he was in- stalled as pastor of the Church of Christ, and still remains in active service. Mr. Tameson was married in Gilmanton, N. H, September 20, 1858, to Mary Joanna, daughter of Rev. William Cogswell, D. D., and Joanna (Strong) Cogswell. Their children were : Arthur Orcutt, Katharine Strong, William Cogswell, Caroline Cogs- well, and Mary Jameson. William Cogs- well died in infancy. Arthur Orcutt grad- uated from Harvard College, the first scholar in the class of 1881, and died Sep- tember 30, 1 88 1. EDWARD J JENKINS. secretary of the Democratic city commit- tee in 1875 ; and was a member of the House of Representatives during the years of 1877, '78 and '79, being elected from