Mitchell Jenkins
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Mitchell Jenkins was a U.S.
Republican
Congressional Representative
from Pennsylvania
.
Mitchell Jenkins was born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
. He attended the Kingston, Pennsylvania
public elementary schools and the Wyoming Seminary
Upper School during his high school years. He graduated from Wesleyan University
in Middletown, Connecticut
in June 1919 and the New York University School of Law
in New York City
in June 1923.
Jenkins was admitted to the New York Bar Association in December 1923 and the Pennsylvania Bar Association in January 1924 and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
. He served as assistant district attorney of Luzerne County from 1938-1946.
In April 1917 Jenkins enlisted as a private in the United States Army
and was discharged as a first lieutenant on January 2, 1919. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard as a private in January 1926 and rose through the ranks to lieutenant colonel prior to induction into Federal service on February 17, 1941. He served four and a half years during the Second World War
, during which time he was promoted to colonel, and was placed on inactive status on October 5, 1945. He was promoted to brigadier general (retired) in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Jenkins was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947–January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He once again served as the assistant district attorney of Luzerne County in 1949, and again in 1950. Thereafter he resumed his private law practice in Wilkes-Barre, where he died, aged 81. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Shavertown, Pennsylvania
.
United States
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Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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Congressional Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Mitchell Jenkins was born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Forty Fort is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2000 census. It neighbors the boroughs of Kingston, Wyoming, and Swoyersville...
. He attended the Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston is a municipality located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes Barre. Kingston was incorporated as a borough in 1857. Kingston has adopted a home rule charter which became effective in January 1976. It is part of the greater metropolitan...
public elementary schools and the Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary, founded in 1844 and currently led by President Kip P. Nygren, is a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania, in Kingston and Forty Fort It is near the Susquehanna River and the city of Wilkes-Barre...
Upper School during his high school years. He graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
in June 1919 and the New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
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in New York City
New York City
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in June 1923.
Jenkins was admitted to the New York Bar Association in December 1923 and the Pennsylvania Bar Association in January 1924 and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
. He served as assistant district attorney of Luzerne County from 1938-1946.
In April 1917 Jenkins enlisted as a private in the United States Army
United States Army
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and was discharged as a first lieutenant on January 2, 1919. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard as a private in January 1926 and rose through the ranks to lieutenant colonel prior to induction into Federal service on February 17, 1941. He served four and a half years during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, during which time he was promoted to colonel, and was placed on inactive status on October 5, 1945. He was promoted to brigadier general (retired) in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Jenkins was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947–January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He once again served as the assistant district attorney of Luzerne County in 1949, and again in 1950. Thereafter he resumed his private law practice in Wilkes-Barre, where he died, aged 81. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Shavertown, Pennsylvania
Shavertown, Pennsylvania
Shavertown is an unincorporated community in Kingston and Jackson Townships, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately west of the city of Wilkes-Barre and southwest of Scranton.-Vice-presidential visit:...
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