Elisha Jenkins
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Elisha Jenkins (1772 – May 18, 1849) was an American politician who served as
Mayor of Albany
.
Life
He was born to a
Quaker family, who in 1784 came to settle at Hudson, New York. He later lived in Albany, New York
, and was one of the first prominent Quakers there. Throughout his adult life, he was a dry goods merchant in the partnerships of Wendell & Jenkins and Thomas Jenkins & Sons. In 1792, he married Catherine Green (ca. 1771–1835), of Providence, R.I. After her death he married his second wife, Hannah.
He was a Federalist member of the New York State Assembly from Columbia County in 1795 and 1798, but changed sides in 1798 when his close political friend Ambrose Spencer joined the Democratic-Republicans.
Jenkins was Columbia County Treasurer from 1798 to 1802, and
presidential elector
in 1840.
He died on May 18, 1849, in New York City.
Sources
- Barbagallo, Tricia (March 10, 2007). "Fellow Citizens Read a Horrid Tale" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- Bielinski, Stefan (March 10, 2007). "Elisha Jenkins". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- [1][permanent dead link] Entry at Long Island Genealogy
- [2] The Columbia County Civil List
- [3] Jenkins Genealogy, at Kindred Konnections
- [4] Essay with an account of Van Rensselaer's attack
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