Political party Federalist Party Federalist Party Spouse(s) Catherine Carmichael Resigned March 3, 1811 | Name Robert Jenkins Children John Carmichael Jenkins Died April 18, 1848 | |
Preceded by Isaac Anderson
John Whitehill Succeeded by Roger Davis
John M. Hyneman
Joseph Lefever Born July 10, 1769
Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania ( 1769-07-10 ) Role Member of the United States House of Representatives | ||
Robert Jenkins (July 10, 1769 – April 18, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Early life
Robert Jenkins was born in Windsor Forges, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the select school of Dr. Robert Smith of Pequea. He was an ironmaster in Caernarvon Township, and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1804 and 1805.
Career
He was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses. He was a member of a Group of Horse, and took an active part in suppressing the Whisky Insurrection in Pennsylvania.
Personal life
He married Catherine Carmichael (1775–1853). They had two sons and six daughters: David Jenkins (1800–1850) and John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), Elizabeth Jenkins (1803–1870), Mary Jenkins (1805–1859), Martha Jenkins (1805–1890), Phoebe Ann Jenkins (1807–1872), Catharine Jenkins (1812–1886), and Sarah Jenkins (1817-unknown).
Death
He died at Windsor Forges in 1848. He was buried in the Caernarvon Presbyterian Churchyard in Churchtown, Pennsylvania.
Legacy
He was a grandfather of noted American sculptor and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925).