Thomas Jenckes
Former United States Representative
Thomas Allen Jenckes I was a United States representative from Rhode Island. 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,... Wikipedia
Born: November 2, 1818, Cumberland, RI
Died: November 4, 1875 (age 57 years), Cumberland, RI
Previous offices: Representative (1863–1871) and Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1854–1857)
Grandchild: Hope Goddard Iselin
Party: Republican Party
Children: Mary Edith Jenckes