J.P. Hale Jenkins

Lawyer; born in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County; educated in the public schools, and a graduate of Crittenden's Commercial College in Philadelphia; entered the law office of Hon. George N. Corson as a student, 1872, and admitted to the Montgomery County bar, 1874; has since been practising law at Norristown. Has been solicitor for the Borough of Norristown and for the County of Montgomery, at present holding the latter position. Has been president of the County Commissioners' Association, Pennsylvania, for five years, and now holds that position. Republican in politics. Represented the Seventh Congressional District as a delegate in the Republican National Convention which nominated Mr. Blaine at Chicago; was president of the State Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania; has been active in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State, serving on many committees. Married Ella C., daughter of Augustus Slight, of Quakertown, Bucks County. Dec. 30, 1875. Address: Norristown, Pa.

Source: John W. Leonard. Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, 2nd ed. New York: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1908, p. 393.

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