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the Democratic ticket for governor of Wiscon- sin in 1879; received the Democratic vote in the legislature for U.S. senator in 1881, and declined the appointment of associate justice of the su- preme court of the District of Columbia in 1885. He was appointed judge of the district court of the United States for the Eastern district of Wisconsin by President Cleveland, serving 1888- 93, when, upon the resignation of Judge Gres- ham, who became U.S. secretary of state, he was appointed U.S. circuit judge for the seventh judicial circuit, comprising the states of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, He issued an injunction in 1893, restraining the employes of the Northern Pacific railway (then under the management of receivers appointed by the court) from combin- ing or conspiring together or with others to strike with a view to hinder or obstruct the op- eration of the railway. This act, slightly modi- fied, was sustained by the court of appeals, but the dissatisfied labor leaders took steps toward the impeachment of Judge Jenkins, which proved abortive. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1893 and from Wabash college, Ind., in 1897.

JENKINS, John, soldier, was born in New London, Conn., Nov. 27, 1751. His father, John Jenkins, one of the original proprietors of the Susquehanna company, and president judge of the first county court in Wyoming, Pa., went to Wyoming, Pa., in 1769, accompanied by his son John, then a lad of eighteen years. The son was a participant and an active leader with his father in the Wyoming controversy between the Pennamites and the Connecticut settlers and a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in which he was a lieutenant. He was a confidant of General Washington, with whom he j^lanned the western expedition under Sullivan, and acted as guide to Sullivan. He was given command of Forty fort, and was stationed there during the massacre of Wyoming, July 5, 1778. He was also present at the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781. He was elected major and colonel of militia; was sheriff, member of the state leg- islature, surveyor, conveyancer, teacher, agent of the Susquehanna company, merchant, farmer. He died in Wyoming, Pa,, March 19, 1827,

JENKINS, John James, representative, born in Weymouth, England, Aug. 20, 1843. He re- ceived a common-school education, and removed to Wisconsin with his parents in 1852, residing first at Barbadoo, and after 1870 at Chippewa Falls, where he practised law. He served in the 6th Wisconsin volunteers dui-ing the civil war, 1861-05; was clerk of the Sauk county circuit court, 1867-70; a member of the assembly, 1872; county judge of Chippewa county, 1872-76; city attorney of Chippewa Falls five terms; U.S. at-

torney for Wyoming Territory, by appointment of President Grant, 1876-80, and a Republican representative from the tenth Wisconsin dis- trict in the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th and 58th con- gresses, 1895-1905,

JENKINS, John Stillwell, author, was born ia Albany, N,Y,, Feb, 15, 1815, He was educated at Hamilton college, N,Y,, but did not graduate. He was admitted to the bar and practised at Weedsport, N.Y., 1842-52, He was editor of the Cayuga Times, and wrote a number of historical books, including: Generals of the Last War tcith Great Britain (1841); An Abridgment of Ham- mond's History of Neio York (1846); History of the Mexican War (1848); Lives of the Govern- ors of New York (1851); Heroines of History (1853); Lives of Jackson, Polk and Calhoun (1853), He is also the author of: Alice Howard (1846); Life of Silas Wright (1847); Narrative of the Exploring Expedition commanded by Capt. Charles Wilkes, 183S-42 (1849), He died in Weeds- port. N,Y., Sept. 20, 1852.

JENKINS, Micah, soldier, Avas born on Edisto Island, S.C., in 1836. He was graduated from the South Carolina Military institute, and established a private military school at Yorkville, S.C., in 1855. At the outbreak of the civil war he was made colonel of a regiment in the Confederate army, which he reorganized as Jenkins's Palmet- to sharp-sliooters. and which formed a battalion known as the 4th South Carolina, attached to Anderson's brigade, Longstreet's division, Army of Nortliern Virginia. He took an active part in the battles of Williamsbvirg, Seven Pines, the seven days' battles, and in the latter assumed command of the brigade, while Anderson directed the division, and Longstreet the corps. In the 2d battle of Bull Run he commanded a brigade in Kemper's division, Longstreet's corps, and he was transferred with the corps to Tennessee, and took part in the siege of Knoxville, Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, 1863, as commander of Hood's division, Longstreet's corps. He commanded a brigade in Field's division in the battle of the Wilderness, and when General Mahone had broken the on- slaught of Hancock and needed help to follow up this advantage, Longstreet directed Jenkins to charge the enemy, and accompanied by Long- street and Kershaw he rode at the head of his men. During a moment of confusion, the fire of a Confederate detachment was directed against Jenkins's brigade and Longstreet was badly wounded and Jenkins was killed. He died on the battle-field of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.

JENKINS, Oliver Peebles, educator, was born at Bantam, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1850; son of George Peterson and Caroline M. (Hitch) Jenkins, and grandson of John and Eliza (Homan) Jenkins, and of John and Nancy (Simmons) Hitch, He