Thomas Allen Jenckes I United States Congress Providence (jan 1, 1854 – dec 31, 1856)
Description:
Dates of Service: 1854-1857Date of Birth: November 2, 1818
Birth Place: Cumberland, Rhode Island
Education: Brown University (1838)
Occupation: Jenckes was admitted to the Rhode Island state bar in 1840. Clerk, Rhode Island State Legislature (1840-1844)
Other Offices: U.S. House of Representatives, Thirty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871)
Other Information: Jenckes was best known for introducing a bill that created the United States Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant then signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870. Jenckes was also an avid supporter of civil service reform.
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Date:
jan 1, 1854
dec 31, 1856
~ 3 years