Samuel Jennings was born in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 and died in Burlington, New Jersey

Burlington, New Jersey

Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 9,920....

, in 1708. Edward Byllynge

Edward Byllynge

Edward Byllynge was a British colonial administrator and governor of New Jersey from 1680 to 1687, until his death in England. Byllynge owned a large section of land in New Jersey with the Quakers....

 appointed Jennings to the position of the first deputy-governor of West Jersey

West Jersey

West Jersey and East Jersey were two distinct parts of the Province of New Jersey. The political division existed for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702...

. In 1684, Byllynge removed him from his position as deputy.

Jennings later became involved in the controversy started by George Keith

George Keith

George Keith was a Scottish missionary.-Life:Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to a Presbyterian family, he received an M.A. from the University of Aberdeen...

 and Thomas Budd, siding with the Quakers

Religious Society of Friends

The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...

. As a result, he was tried and convicted. In 1694, Jennings was sent to London for his six day trial. He ably defended his position, and published “The Case Stated” while in London.

He later actively sought the removal of Lord Cornbury from his position as Governor of New Jersey

Governor of New Jersey

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