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•was graduated from Moore's Hill college, Ind., in 1809, was professor of natural science there, 1876-82; professor of natural science at tlxe In- diana State normal school, 1888-8G; professor of biology at De Pauw university, Ind., 1886-91, and in 1891 was elected professor of physiology and histology at Leland Stanford, Jr., university, Cal. He received from Indiana university the -degree of M.S. in 1886, and that of Pli. D. in 1889. He is the author of the Indiana state series of text "books on pliysiology; books and papers on nature study in elementary' schools, and papers on the fishes of the United States, Mexico and Hawaiian Islands.

JENKINS, Thornton Alexander, naval officer, "was born in Orange county, Va., Dec. 11, 1811. He entered the U. S. navy as a midshipman, Nov. 1, 1828, was assigned to the Natchez, and sailed for Cuba to aid in suppressing piratical ravages

on that coast. He took part in the sup- pression of Nat Tur- ner's negro insurrec- tion in Virginia, in 1831, and was em- ployed on the coast survey, 183-1-42. He was commissioned a lieutenant, Dec. 9, 1839, was sent to Europe to examine foreign lighthouse S3'stems, 1845-46, and on his return made an elaborate report of his findings. He served in the Mexican war as executive officer on the sloop Germantoion, and was subsequently given command of the store-ship Relief and of "the hospital and supply station on Salmadena Island, and participated in the capture of Tuspan and Tobasco. While in command of the schooner John Y. Mason and the steamers Jefferson and Coricin lie was engaged by the coast survey in meteorological and hydrographic observations in the Gulf stream, 1848-51, and framed the organic law passed in 1852, under which the liglithouse establishment was created and administered. He was appointed naval secretary to the lighthouse board, October, 1852; was promoted comman- der, Sept. 14, 1855, and given cliarge of the sloop of war PrcbZe in the expedition against Paraguay, 1858-59. and on the coast of Central America and the east coast of Mexico, 1859-60. At the out- break of the civil war he was again secretary of the lighthouse board. He was promoted cap- tain, July 16. 1862, and was senior officer at the repulse of the Confederate forces at Coggin's Point and at the attack on the Federal forces at

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City Point, August, 1863. He was in command of the Oneida of the western gulf blockading squadron and was engaged in blockading ^lobile and its approaclies in 1862. He was fleet captain and chief-of-staff to Admiral Farragut, in the passage of the forts at Port Hudson and Grand Gulf; was senior naval officer in command at the surrender of Port Hudson, July, 1863; was in command of the Richmond and the 2d division of Admiral Farragut's fleet at the battle of Mobile Bay and commanded the fleet in the blockade of Mobile, 1864-65. He was ordered to the James river, where lie remained till the close of the war. He served as chief of the bureau of navigation, 1865-69; was commissioned commodore, July 25, 1866; promoted rear-admiral, Juh' 13, 1870; commanded the fleet on the Asiatic station and was retired, Dec. 12, 1873. He liad charge of the exliibit of the navy department at the Centen- nial exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. He died in Wasliington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1893.

JENKINS, Timothy, repi'esentative, was born in Barre, Mass., Jan. 29, 1799; son of Timothy and Abigail (Peny) Jenkins; grandson of Ben- jamin and Mehitable Jenkins of Barnstable, ^lass., and a descendant of Mrs. Alice Southworth, the second wife of Governor Bradford, who came from England in the ship Ann in 1623. and was married the same year to Governor Bradford. His parents were farmers. In 1815 his father died, and in 1817 he removed to Washington county, N.Y., and was educated at the village academies at Salem and White Creek. He taught school three years, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1825, settling in practice at Vernon, Oneida county, N.Y., in 1832. He was attorney for the Oneida Indians for ten years; district attorney for Oneida county, 1840-45; and a Democratic representative in the 29th, 30tli and 32d congresses, 1845-49 and 1851-53. He supported the Wilmot proviso, opposed the Kansas- Nebraska bill, and in 1856 was a delegate-at-large to the Republican national convention at Piiiladelphia June 17, which nominated Fremont and Dayton, and was thereafter a Republican. He was married first in 1822 to Florilla Tuttle. of Vernon, vrho died in 1823, and secondly in 1829 to Harriet, sister of liis first wife, who survived him. He died at Martins- burg, N.Y., Dec. 24. 1859.

JENKS, Edward Watrous, physician, was born in Victor, N.Y.. March 31, 1833; son of Nathan and Jane (Bushnell) Jenks; grandson of Obediali and Clarinda (Watrous) Jenks, and a descendant of Joseph Jenks, colonial governor of Rhode I^lalld, 1727-32. He received liis early education at La Grange collegiate institute, Ontario, Ind., which his father had founded and endowed. He studied medicine at the University of the City of New York, 1852-53; was graduated at the Medical